Lesson 3 - Missing Persons

Question 1

Define Missing Persons

Answer 1

Anyone whose whereabouts is unknown and;

• Where the circumstances are out of character, or
• The context suggests the person may be subject to crime, or
• The person is at risk of harm to themselves or another

Question 2

Define Concern for Person

Answer 2

A person whose whereabouts are known or believed to be known and there are concerns of rick of harm to the individual.

Question 3

What Factors are Considered When Enquiring into a Missing Person?

Answer 3

• Age
• Mental capability
• Previous history
• Suicidal tendencies
• Senility
• Addiction
• Mental health
• Domestic abuse

Question 4

What are the 3 Categories of Risk?

Answer 4

• High Risk
• Medium Risk
• Low Risk

Question 5

Section 169 of the Children’s Hearing (Scotland) Act 2011 applies where a child…

Answer 5

• Requires to be kept in a particular place, and

- The child absconds from that place, or fails to return to that place

Question 6

What are the Police Powers in relation to a child absconding from a place?

Answer 6

• Arrest and return to the absconder to that place.

- Search a premises using the power of a warrant if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the absconder is within

Question 7

Section 170 of the Children’s Hearing (Scotland) Act 2011 applies where a child…

Answer 7

• A person has (or is authorised to have) control of a child, and
• The child absconds from that person

Question 8

What are the Police Powers in relation to a child absconding from a person?

Answer 8

• Arrest and return to the absconder to that place.

- Search a premises using the power of a warrant if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the absconder is within

Question 9

Section 171 of the Children’s Hearing (Scotland) Act 2011 Creates an Offence for Any Person to Knowingly…

Answer 9

• Assist or induce a child to abscond
• Harbour or conceal a child who has absconded
• Prevent a child from returning to a place of safety, to a relevant place

Question 10

What are the Different Categories?

Answer 10

• Looked After and Accommodated Children
• Missing From Hospital
• Human Trafficking
• Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Question 11

Name the 3 Main Places a Search Should be Conducted

Answer 11

• Home address
• Place last seen
• Place missing form

Question 12

When Reporting a Missing Person, What Must The Reporting Officer Do?

Answer 12

• Notify the UK MPB when a person has been missing for 72 hours.
• Notify the UK MPB immediately if the person is a foreign national
• Notify the UK MPB immediately if the person is a UK resident missing abroad
• Send all reports of unidentified bodies or persons to the Bureau within 48 hours of being found