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Latest changes – missing persons

Date Category Guidance Changes
Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons Missing persons

Amendments to page to bring content up-to-date.

  • 'Definitions' section: added a paragraph about broadness of the definition; changed 'no apparent risk' to 'very low risk' and added sentences regarding framing of risk of harm; change to diagram to reflect very low risk.
  • 'Risk assessment and response' section: change to very low risk; sentences added in high risk on serious crime.
  • Missing persons process chart: added introductory sentence explaining purpose of the diagram; diagram changed to reflect wording of risk.
  • 'Joint responsibility' section: minor wording change regarding care homes.
  • 'Minimum actions' section: explanation added to first bullet about malicious reports; wording change to PNC bullet, minor.
  • 'UK Missing persons unit' section: three added sentences.
  • 'Services' section: added multiple bullets and deleted bullets.
  • 'Referring cases' section: minor wording changes.
  • 'Unidentified cases' section: Section with bullets on UKMPU assistance to forces added within this sub-section.
  • 'Charities' section: contact info updated including links that required changing.
Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons Missing persons

Contact details for UKMPU (formerly MPB) updated and a sentence added about when to consult mental health services added to end of 'minimum actions' section

Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons Missing persons

Missing Persons Bureau updated to UK Missing Persons Unit across all modules

Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons Missing persons

New APP.

Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons Missing persons

Addition of link to letter explaining revised definition of "absent".

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