Thank you for your support of Damien’s Law. We have received a response from the Home Office Safeguarding Unit, wishing us good luck with our campaign. They have assured us that improving missing persons guidelines is of utmost importance to them. Missing People charity are now supporting Damien’s Law through their media team. In recent weeks, we have also gained support from professional criminologists, forensic psychologists and TV personalities. We are delighted to also have Charlie Hedges MBE onboard, who is acknowledged as one of the UK’s acclaimed experts on missing persons, particularly children and those who are abducted and trafficked. We fully support his vision of a Centre of Expertise to be applied to practice, that will be a focal point for long term missing with delivery of specialised training. If you feel strongly that our manifesto would make an improvement, please feel free to write to your own MP. https://www.writetothem.com/ Thank you again for your support, it means a lot. Kind regards Valerie Suggested template for your letter: I am one of over 3,000 people who have signed the petition on change.org for Damien’s Law (https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-introduce-damien-s-law-with-new-guidance-to-ensure-that-more-missing-people-are-found). The campaign has been established by Valerie Nettles, whose 16yr old son Damien went missing in Cowes, Isle of Wight 21yrs ago. He is presumed murdered, but his body has never been found. Hampshire Constabulary has mishandled the case from the start with a catalogue of over 30 issues raised in a complaint to PSD last year. IPCC referred the complaint back to Hampshire Constabulary for Local Investigation. As their conclusion was unsatisfactory, an appeal is currently being processed by the IPCC. [insert your own paragraph here if you wish to elaborate why you signed this petition] Mrs Nettles friend/supporter has had a response from Home Office Safeguarding Unit and her local MP, Michelle Donelan for Chippenham. She also has the support of Missing People charity, Charlie Hedges MBE and many highly acclaimed professionals. I would be grateful if you can raise my concerns and keep me updated please. I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest possible convenience.