United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 118437
Children in Care: Missing Persons
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5 March 2026
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24 March 2026 · Answer
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24 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has her Department made of the number of children in care that have gone missing annually since 2015.
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5 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has her Department made of the number of children in care that have gone missing annually since 2015.
Source: Commons
24 March 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-05/118437
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1888087
- uk · wq-1888087 · source updated 24 March 2026