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We understand nothing is more worrying or distressing than when a young person goes missing and does not return home when expected. For people living with or caring for a young person with complex needs this may be a common occurrence.
We will do all we can to help locate missing people and get them home safely as quickly as possible – particularly when they are vulnerable.
Often, missing young people head for familiar locations or try to find people who they think are their friends or who they can rely on, so having details of these people and places written down in case of emergency can really help us to speed up our search.
The Philomena Protocol is a Humberside Police initiative to help locate and safely return a young person as quickly as possible when they are missing. The basis of the scheme is for vital information about the young person to be recorded on two forms which can be used to locate them safely and quickly.
We encourage carers, guardians and parents, to complete this form with as much detail as possible, then keep it somewhere safe – along with a recent photo. The form needs to be regularly updated with new information on description, friends, associates, locations frequented, phone numbers and identifiers to maximise the opportunity for the young person to be found swiftly and safely.
That way, if a young person does go missing, you can give us all the information we need to start the search straight away – and you don’t have to think about significant information when you’re worried and upset: