Children in Care: Missing Persons
Commons · Question 118440 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is her Department taking to help reduce the number of children in care that go missing.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 24 Mar 2026
The government takes the issue of any child going missing, from home or care, extremely seriously. Local safeguarding partners should work together to reduce the chances of children going missing and respond effectively when they do. The department has pr...