Children Missing from Home or Care

These procedures are important for the safeguarding of Dudley's children and/or those accommodated in the Dudley borough by other local authorities. The procedures should be read and implemented by all practitioners and managers working with children who are missing from home or care. It should be read in conjunction with 'Statutory Guidance on Children who Run Away or go Missing from Home or Care 2014, Working Together 2018 and Dudley Threshold documents.

Children Missing from Home or Care - This guidance outlines the steps to be taken when children are missing

Appendix 1: Quick Reference Guide - Missing from Home/Care Address Within the West Midlands Police Area - Police and Parent Responsibility

Appendix 2: Quick Reference Guide - Missing Out of Area Children Who Are Living in the Dudley Borough

Appendix 3: Quick Reference Guide - Dudley Children in Care Missing from Outside the West Midlands Police Force Area

Appendix 4: Child Missing/Found Notification Form

Appendix 5: Missing Safety Plan Template

Appendix 6: Return Home Interview Form

Appendix 7: Adolescent Response Team Card