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You do not have to wait 24 hours to report someone missing. It is not wasting police time to report someone missing. We are here to protect you and your loved ones.
When you provide us with information about a missing person we'll:
It will be dealt with by our control room in exactly the same way whether you report it online or call us. You may find it easier to answer the questions online at your own pace.
In some cases, we may not be the most appropriate service for your request. You can read more about the Right Care, Right Person approach.
Report a missing person with dementia
Please call 999 to report them missing.
If you have a hearing or speech impairment, use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999 if you’ve pre-registered with the emergencySMS service.
Tell us if you have a completed Herbert Protocol form for the missing person.
Depending on whether you have a completed Herbert Protocol form, we might ask you about: