Category: Missing People
Presumption of Death: 3 Key Facts About Missing Persons Law
Each year in the UK an estimated 96,000 adults are reported missing. Most of them are thankfully found quickly, but […]
Guardianship for Missing People: Law in Practice Review
The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 (the Act) came into force on 31st July 2019. The Act aims to help […]
Police Prioritise Day-to-Day Crimes: What It Means for Low-Risk Missing Persons
In a report by the Sunday Times on June 11, 2023, it was revealed that the police will no longer […]
Can you divorce a missing person?
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it may seem more than a little unromantic to consider this question. But, in […]
Fake news; missing people and the 7 year rule
Fake news– when an adult gone missing they cannot be presumed to have died until 7 years after the date […]
What happened to Yorkshire’s missing people in 2019?
It was reported by the Yorkshire Post on 27th December 2019 that across Yorkshire more than 30,000 reports of people […]
‘Claudia’s Law’ – new legislation offers relief to families of missing people
The Ministry of Justice has at last confirmed that the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017, known as ‘Claudia’s Law’ will […]
Families of missing people left in limbo as new law is pushed back: Nearly 100,000 people went missing in 2017, new figures show
Thousands of families remain in limbo as the implementation of a new law designed to help them manage affairs of […]
National Crime Agency Data Shows increase in Missing People
In England and Wales a person is reported missing every 90 seconds. There has been a 15% increase in the […]
Grieving Family of Missing Man Receive Pay Out
A grieving South Wales family has won a battle to have a cash sum paid to them by their missing […]
