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How to report a person who's gone missing or a child who's run away - including if you lose contact while they're abroad
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
You can apply to be a guardian and manage the finances or property of…
You can apply if you’re the missing person’s: husband, wife or civil…
You can make a claim yourself or use a legal representative. Fill in the…
You must pay either: a £528 application fee if you apply to the Chancery…
The court will send copies of your form back to you, with ‘acknowledgement…
The guardianship order will tell you when you can start to make decisions…
The Office of the Public Guardian will supervise you while you act as a…
You must keep financial records and accounts. Follow the rules for gifts…
You must write a report for the Office of the Public Guardian each year…
You must apply to the High Court if you need to change your guardianship,…
Your guardianship ends automatically if one of the following things…
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
The FCDO invites proposals by 16 January 2023 from organisations to help support our work with British people missing abroad and affected families or friends.
How to divorce or end a civil partnership if your partner’s gone missing, you do not know their whereabouts or they are presumed dead
The Missing Children and Adults strategy focuses on vulnerable people who go missing within England and Wales.
Guidance to provide assistance to applicants, guardians, organisations and courts when dealing with the affairs of missing people.
Report your missing or lost dog to the council's dog warden service
Form BOR1422 is used when clearing missing or delayed baggage through UK customs controls at ports or airports.
Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.
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How local authorities can share aggregate data on children who receive elective home education (EHE) and those children missing education (CME).
Leaseholders can apply for a decision on the price and / or terms of freehold purchase (missing landlord).
A list of RPC statements explaining the absence of Impact Assessments (IAs) and/or RPC opinions alongside published legislative proposals.
Challenge a claim for a presumption of death declaration if you think the missing person is not dead or died on a different date or in a different place to what the claim says
Use this form to complete your annual report, to tell the Office of the Public Guardian about the decisions you’ve made for the person you’re a guardian for.
This document contains the following information: Collection of missing persons data: a code of practice.
Leaseholders can apply for a decision on new lease terms, and the price, when a landlord is missing.
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