How Locate International Can Support Your Force
Independent expertise and fresh perspectives for missing person and unidentified remains investigations.
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Independent Investigations
Independent investigations into the facts of missing person and unidentified remains cases, working within the parameters set by the SIO.
A fresh, independent perspective that adds investigative capacity and specialist expertise to help identify new opportunities and progress the case.
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National Information Sharing Agreement
A national Data Processing Contract enables police forces across England and Wales to securely share missing and unidentified-person cases with Locate International.
SLA agreed nationally.
Signed by the NPCC Missing Persons Lead.
Every police force in England and Wales can request assistance.
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No Cost to the Force
All Locate International support is provided at no cost to police forces. Locate International is an independent charity and does not charge police forces for its work.
What an investigation includes:
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Each case is allocated to one of the 14 dedicated investigation teams, led by an experienced Team Leader and overseen by our Head of Investigations.
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Regular six-weekly updates throughout the investigation. At its conclusion, the force receives a formal written report, independently quality-assured and signed off at executive level, setting out the investigative activity, findings and opportunities identified.
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Access to specialist expertise including OSINT, digital investigations, media and social media outreach, research and other investigative disciplines.
Additional Support Available
Fresh, independent review of ongoing or completed cases where new insight or investigative opportunities may be identified.
Access to niche expertise including anthropologists, forensic botanists and other specialists where required.
Our established missingperson investigation training programme can support investigator development within your foce.
Translating relevant missingperson research into practical investigative insights to support operational decisionmaking.
“Our mission is to provide time, resources and specialist access where cases may
have stalled, always working alongside police and never instead of them.”
Talk to us about a case
Whether you need a fresh perspective on a long-standing case, additional investigative capacity or access to specialist expertise. Locate International can work alongside your team at no cost to the force to help move an investigation foward.