When children go missing or run away, they need to know adults care and want them to be safe.
 
Statutory Guidance on children who run away or go missing says that when a child returns home, they should be offered an Independent Return Interview
 
Baker and Joy have extensive experience in conducting Return Home Interviews for children who have been missing from care.
A return home interview will:

  • Will ensure the young person is safe
  • Help young people understand that their lives matter
  • Encourage young people to explain why they have run away and try to find out what happened to them while they were missing
  • Work with the young person to help resolve any difficulties they have that caused them to run away
  • Help professionals understand the reasons why a child has run away and to take steps to address the young person's issues
  • Help the child feel safe and support them to seek help
  • Provide written accounts of all interviews
Why Baker & Joy

All our Independent Persons are fully vetted and DBS checked and backed by our comprehensive policies and procedures to ensure that everything we do is carried out to the very highest standards.

The Independent Person will ensure the young person understands that the interview is confidential and unless they or another young person is in danger, will only share what they want shared.