A Bill to make provision for the administration of the affairs of missing persons; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
29 March 2017
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The Bill would create a legal framework to handle the affairs of someone who is missing. It would allow a guardian or administrator to be appointed to manage the missing person’s money, property and other affairs while they are unaccounted for, with rules about who can be appointed, what powers they have, and how the arrangement ends.
Originated in the Lords; first reading in 2016. The bill is currently at the second reading in the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
14 Jun 2016
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This bill was withdrawn by Baroness Hamwee and will make no further progress.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.
