NS&I bond holder lost.

Lansdowne

colbee wrote: »

Many thanks to alanq for keeping his head out of the clouds and his feet on the ground. Everybody else, please get a grip and try to address the problem (which is not me!). I hoped to attract constructive and knowledgeable comment, not opprobrium.
I have no moral or actual obligation in the matter: I drew the circumstances to the attention of the relevant authority (the NS&I and the insurance company) and gave all the information needed to set things straight. Doesn't seem difficult to me, but clearly I'm expecting too much.

I'm afraid there has been a spate recently on these boards of unfriendly people making unhelpful comments directed at people with difficult problems. You have a tricky problem since as you suggest, these companies are not offering to do anything to reunite the funds with their rightful owner.
Maybe there is an aunt, grandparent etc who you could use as an in-between? someone who knows the child's current whereabouts? You could send them a copy of the paperwork asking for it to be passed to the child's family, then it would be their responsibility to get the funds released. Otherwise the solicitor idea is not a bad one, maybe they woud be happy to try Facebook etc.