What happens if you runaway at 16?

What happens if you runaway at 16?

If you're 16 and over you can leave home without your parents' or carers' consent. You're unlikely to be made to go back home unless you are in danger. … You won't be legally entitled to a tenancy until you turn 18, so you're likely to have problems finding a place to live.

Do police look for runaways?

Yes. We give up on active searching once we've exhausted possible leads, like checking at known friends' houses, etc. However, the missing juvenile does go into the LEADS system so that any officer who happens to run across the runaway and run his name can latch onto him and have him returned home.