Central Records on Missing Persons

The Central Records on Missing Persons serves as a central database of information on missing or disappeared persons, containing data on their identity, place and circumstances of disappearance, and any other information important for tracing them. It consolidates records kept at various levels by government and regional offices, by associations of families of missing or disappeared persons or other associations of citizens, and by Tracing Offices of the Red Cross. A competent expert authority is designated within the Missing Persons Institute to maintain the Central Records and provide measures to secure data. All data entered into the Records is subject to verification that includes checking their validity and cross-checking with all official records. The data contained in the Records are made available to all levels of authority in compliance with established standards on data protection. Persons who are involved in managing and handling personal information related to confidential data on biological, hereditary, physical, genetic properties and medical data on a missing or disappeared person have the obligation to keep the information confidential and handle them in accordance with established standards on data protection.