This event marked the occasion of the signing of a Strategic Agreement between ACPOS and the Missing People charity.

The event provided an opportunity to hear about the work of the Missing People charity and the UK Missing Persons Bureau, and learn about recent research into missing people in Scotland. It was co-organised by the Scottish Institute for Policing Research and the Missing People charity, with support from the People’s Postcode Lottery.

Programme and Outputs ACC Colin Menzies (ACPOS Lead on missing persons) and Martin Houghton-Brown (Chief Executive, Missing People) Welcome and Opening Comments
Podcast – 18 Minutes [16.1 Mb]

Missing People in partnership with Scottish police Chair: Martin Houghton-Brown, Missing People

• Jo Youle, Missing People, and Elizabeth Templeton, mother of missing Alan Templeton Working with police to support families and protect vulnerable people I
  PDF of slides [1.03 Mb]
  Podcast – 58 Minutes [53 Mb]
• Karen Robinson, Missing People Working with police to support families and protect vulnerable people II
  PowerPoint [3.28 Mb]
  Podcast – 25 Minutes [23 Mb]
• Joe Apps & Llian Alys UK Missing Persons Bureau
  PowerPoint [254 Kb]
  Podcast – 30 Minutes [27.9 Mb]

Developments in the ‘missing’ sector: perspectives in Scotland Chair: Professor Nicholas Fyfe (SIPR)

• Dr Penny Woolnough & Emily Bonny, Research Unit, Grampian Police Cancellation forms
  PDF of slides [4.34 Mb]
  Podcast – 44 Minutes [40.3 Mb]
• Professor Nick Fyfe (SIPR and University of Dundee), Dr Hester Parr (University of Glasgow), Dr Penny Woolnough (Grampian Police), Dr Olivia Stevenson (University of Glasgow) Geographies of Missing People
  PowerPoint [1.42 Kb]
  Podcast – 28 Minutes [25.5 Mb]
• Averil Duncan (Scottish Government), Martin Henry (The Scottish Coalition for Young Runaways) Young runaways
  Podcast – 34 Minutes [30.8 Mb]
• Fiona Mitchell, University of Stirling Young runaways
  Due to illness, Fiona was unable to present, but her slides are provided, with notes. PDF of Slides and Notes [78 Kb]
• Martin Houghton-Brown Closing comments
  Podcast – 6 Minutes [6.02 Mb]