YP Comment: Quiet dignity of Claudia's family
Their dignity was remarkable as detectives undertook the most complex missing persons’ investigation in the history of the North Yorkshire force.
Yet, while it is imperative that the police pursue any new lines of inquiry that do come to light, it is also important that Ministers embrace ‘Claudia’s Law’ which Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake put before Parliament last week. Like relatives of all missing people, the Lawrence family’s torment has been compounded by an inability to manage their daughter’s financial affairs because of the inflexibility of officialdom. As Mr Lawrence said: “Banks, insurance companies, mortgage lenders, all say, ‘We can’t accept your instructions, as you’re not our customer’.” How long must he put up with this state of affairs?