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Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Kent Police P

PC Martin Pemble – Polsa

APS Sarah Stevenson- Missing Persons Coordinator

Kent Police


Definitions

Missing - “Anyone whose whereabouts cannot be established and where the circumstances are out of character or the context suggests the person may be subject of crime or at risk of harm to themselves or another”.

‘Vulnerable adults and Children aged under 18 will always be considered potentially at risk of harm and should therefore be considered missing if their whereabouts cannot be established.’

Note: A vulnerable adult is a person who is aged 18 years or over who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness and who is or may be unable to take care of him/herself, or be unable to protect him/herself against significant harm or exploitation. (Department of Health 'No Secrets (2000)').


Population of 1.7 Million

KENT

From MP/01


What makes Kent unique

Two Local Authorities

Kent and Medway

Connection to the Continent

Channel Tunnel

Port of Dover

Close proximity to London

We have not adopted the Absent category


The Facts – Kent

2014

Numbers of missing person reports 10239

Individual persons 4951

Frequent Individuals (3 or more in 90 days) 0 – 17 years

589486

Number of High Risk reports 442


Missing Reports by Age


Children’s Care Homes

• 80 care homes and increasing both Private and KCC

(The second highest number in the country)

• An increasing number of 16+ units

• The Children’s Act – Risk Assessments

• Local Agreements

• OLA children


Missing Persons Officers Kent Police

Name Department

APS Sarah Stevenson (Coordinator)

FHQ

PC Feebs Sparks Canterbury and Dover

PC Andy McKeeman Ashford

PSE Sharon Taylor Thanet

PCSO Becki Glasier Thanet

PC Keri Forster Medway

PC Joanne Hammond Gravesham Dartford and Swale

DC Jackie Allen West Division


Safeguarding actions completed by MPLO

• Multi agency meetings inc Social Services, Parents, Schools, Ofsted, care homes, immigration etc; escalating risk management through a Tier system.

• Submitting CP and AP referrals

• Care Home Risk Assessments and Local Agreements

• Management and interrogation of COMPACT

• Internal and external training

• Preplanning inc the creation of pre-emptive COMPACT record and addressing safeguarding concerns before a missing episode occurs

• Produce Morning and quality assess / advise on live investigations

• Manage information sharing

• Identify and collate information identifying cases of CSE


Who we work with


What we need to know

• Full description and photograph

• Medication – what, when due effects of not having said medication

• Limitations – Physical and mental

• Do they pose a risk to themselves or others?

• Means of Transport

• Who is next of Kin (primary contact and for media authorisation)

• Telephone and social media

• Last seen where, direction of travel and by who

• Associates, routine, favourite locations.

• What have they taken with them

• Access to money, travel passes etc.


What is High Risk ?

• The Person is in danger through their own vulnerability

• They are / have been the victim of a serious crime

• Or there is a belief that the public is in danger

• The risk posed is immediate and serious


Role of PolSA

• Adviser to Chief officers on searches and search related issues

• Is to plan searches and control search teams on police search operations


What am I dealing with ? – working hypotheses

1) Lost – but wishes to be found

2) voluntarily missing – they have control over their actions and have chosen to be missing eg absent from care or wish to commit suicide

3) Under the influence of a 3rd party – ie issing against their will, Abduction, Trafficking, Child Sexual Exploitation, Murder

5) missing due to accident, injury or illness


Resources – who and what is available ?

Missing Person Liaison Officers ( MPLO’s) POLSA Missing People Missing Persons Bureau Pre-plans for frequent mispers Open source Child Rescue Alert KSAR Kent Fire and Rescue Specials / PCSO’s / Wardens FIU, CIU, ANPR Media


What can I call upon,24hrs a day, 365 days a year..

and many more…


PolSA’s

Name Department

Sgt Mark Wigston ( Lead PolSA) Search & Marine – Tac Ops

PC Andy Hatfield Search & Marine – Tac Ops

Sgt Ruth Colquhoun Peninsula Liaison - Tac Ops

Sgt Andy Clubb ( DSU) North Division

Sgt Clive Garton North Division

Sgt Kurt Bowen North Division

Sgt Ryan Law ( DSU) West Division

Sgt Mick Hayes ( DSU) West Division

Sgt Dean Quinn (DSU) East Division

Sgt Maxine Lawrence (DSU) East Division

Sgt Ian Sutherland Special Branch

PC Martin Pemble West Division


Resources – What do I have access to…….


•Any Questions ?

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