Missing Children

In 2018; 1990 looked after children went missing from care – an increase of double since the last Government report of 2015. Missing Children gives you an understanding of the Government’s Statutory Guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care. It describes what local authorities need in terms of runaway and missing from home and care protocol; including assessing a child’s level of risk when they are missing; and what should happen once they are found or return independently. This course will give you the confidence to know what to do when a child goes missing and how children going missing or being absent can be prevented.