§ 41. Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether he will make a statement of his Department's co-operation with the police on missing persons investigations.
§ Mr. Peter LloydIt is the long-standing policy of successive Governments that information held for social security purposes may be disclosed on request to the police in a case which involves a missing person under the age of 18. The information is given orally and in confidence and in respect of specific named individuals only.