Children Missing from Home and Places of Education

In May 2025, this updated guidance addresses children missing from home or education in Jersey, taking into account local guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (Gov.Je 2024), as under pinned by Statutory Guidance on Children who run away or go missing from home or care, (DfE 2014). The guidance does not cover children who have been abducted or forcibly removed from their place of residence, these are crimes which should be reported to the police.