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Missing Children

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1159A1: tabled on 29 June 1990

Tabled in the 1989-90 session.

This motion has been signed by 6 Members. It is an amendment to an existing motion.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

This is an amendment to an existing motion

This motion was originally tabled by John Reid on 21 June 1990. This is amendment number 1.

View details of the original motion

Suggested amendment

At end add 'and further demands that the Government provide the necessary finance for local authorities and end the vicious attacks upon Labour Councils in particular.'.

Original motion text

That this House is concerned about the plight of the estimated 98, 000 incidences of children who run away each year and end up missing on the streets of our major cities; takes note of the Council of Europe recommendation R79(6) adopted in April 1979, which calls on member countries to develop systems to trace missing persons; further notes the recent report from the Association of Chief Police Officers recommending the establishment of a computerised national register to aid in tracing missing persons; and calls upon the Government to ensure that such a system is set up as a matter of urgency so that these children may be protected from danger, their problems may be addressed and reconciliation may be effected where possible.