This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act and I would like to receive the following information from your Local Authority:
1.How many children (under 18) were reported missing in your local authority area for the years:
a) 2019/20 – 1864
b) 2020/21 – 1595
c) 2021/22 – 1896
2.How many individual children did the above relate to? I expect that you will have multiple reports involving the same child.
a) 2019/20 – 647
b) 2020/21 – 532
c) 2021/22 – 659
3. How many return home interviews did you complete within 72 hours of a missing episode, for a child (under 18) for the years:
a) 2019/20 – 444
b) 2020/21 – 514
c) 2021/22 – 471
4. In relation to Q3 how many individual children did this relate to for the following years:
a) 2019/20 – 262
b) 2020/21 – 245
c) 2021/22 – 238
5. How many of the children in Q4 declined a return home interview in the following years:
a) 2019/20 – 40
b) 2020/21 – 27
c) 2021/22 – 79
6. How many children in your local authority area who went missing were in your care i.e looked after children for the years:
a) 2019/20 – 91
b) 2020/21 – 95
c) 2021/22 – 96
7. In relation to Q6 how many missing episodes did this total for the following years:
a) 2019/20 – 609
b) 2020/21 – 501
c) 2021/22 – 504
8. How many looked after children, who were placed outside your local authority area, went missing in the years:
a) 2019/20 – 33
b) 2020/21 – 22
c) 2021/22 – 39
9.In relation to Q8 how many missing episodes did this add up to in total for the following years:
a) 2019/20 – 219
b) 2020/21 – 133
c) 2021/22 – 216
10. How many return interviews did you complete within 72 hours of a missing episode for children in your care for the years:
a) 2019/20 – 132
b) 2020/21 – 188
c) 2021/22 – 158
11.In relation to Q10 how many individual children did this relate to in the following years:
a) 2019/20 – 59
b) 2020/21 – 74
c) 2021/22 – 54
12. How many of the children in Q11 declined a return home interview in the following years:
a) 2019/20 – 25
b) 2020/21 – 14
c) 2021/22 – 33
13. How many return interviews did you complete within 72 hours of a missing episode, for children in your care placed outside of your local authority area for the years:
a) 2019/20 – 23
b) 2020/21 – 32
c) 2021/22 – 23
14. In relation to Q13 how many individual children did this relate to for the years:
a) 2019/20 – 14
b) 2020/21 – 14
c) 2021/22 – 10
15. How many of the children in Q14 declined a return home interview in the following years:
a) 2019/20 – 7
b) 2020/21 – 6
c) 2021/22 – 7
16.How many children have not yet been found for the years:
a) 2019/20 – 0
b) 2020/21 – 1
c) 2021/22 – 0