A Bill to make provision for the administration of the affairs of missing persons; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
29 March 2017
Missing Persons Guardianship Bill would create a formal process to manage the affairs of someone who is missing. It allows a guardian or administrator to handle the missing person’s money, property and welfare decisions while they are uncontactable, subject to safeguards. The bill also covers related issues that arise from these guardianship arrangements.
The bill is currently at the Lords' second reading; after this stage it would move on to detailed examination (committee stage) and then proceed through the usual parliamentary stages if it passes.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 14 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
This bill was withdrawn by Baroness Hamwee and will make no further progress.
The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill, which began in the Commons, is scheduled for second reading in the Lords on 6 April.
The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
