The charity Missing People today welcomed government plans to help families across the UK when their loved one goes missing.

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Where do people go if they are reported as missing?

What happens on missing journeys?

A new research project run from Glasgow University, in collaboration with Dundee University and Police Scotland, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council has launched ten ‘stories of missing experience’ which answers these questions.

Missing People is thrilled to be the chosen charity of this year’s Stobo Castle Musselburgh Ladies Day –a highly popular day in the racing calendar and also one of Scotland’s premier fashion events.

BHS staff have been running, walking, baking and shaving themselves in aid of the charity Missing People, raising a whopping £53,000 during the build-up to International Missing Children’s Day on 25 May.

As of 25 May, the charity Missing People has been proudly supporting the NotFound initiative, which displays images of missing children on 404 error pages and engages the public to join the search for vulnerable children.

Hundreds of keen runners enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and fantastic entertainment from the amazing Rock Choir at Miles for Missing People on Saturday 25 May.

On International Missing Children’s Day (25 May) celebrities including Simon Cowell, Stephen Fry,Lord Sugar and Victoria Beckham joining the search for missing children on Twitter. The special day has so far raised £60,000 for the charity Missing People.