Child Rescue Alerts: How New System Will Work
Updated: 1:14pm UK, Thursday 01 May 2014
A new warning system that can issue nationwide alerts when a child is abducted is due to go live on May 25. Sky News looks at how the system will be used.
:: What is a Child Rescue Alert?
The scheme is designed to alert members of the public to an abduction as quickly as possible.
According to the Child Rescue Alert website, "the initial hours after a child is abducted are crucial".
"A sighting by a member of the public can lead to the safe recovery of the child," it adds.
Messages can be sent by text message, email and social media.
Alerts, which can be issued nationally, locally or regionally, can also be flashed up on digital billboards and broadcast on TV and radio stations.
:: Is there any evidence such alerts work?
The British scheme is similar to the United States' Amber Alert system, which has been operating since 1996.
Since then, 679 children have been rescued, including 68 in 2012 alone.
The Netherlands issues an average of four abduction alerts every year, with children tracked down in about two-thirds of cases.
:: When will a Child Rescue Alert be issued?
Alerts will only be issued by the police when specific criteria are met.
The missing person must be under 18 years old and officers must be concerned the child is in imminent danger of serious harm or death.
They must also be able to give the public enough information to help in the search for the child.
:: When does the Child Rescue Alert system start?
The scheme is due to launch on May 25 to coincide with International Missing Children's Day.
However, members of the public can already sign up online to receive alerts.
Charlie Hedges, of the National Crime Agency, said: "The success of Child Rescue Alert is down to each and every one of us."
:: Who is behind the scheme?
Child Rescue Alert is run by CEOP, part of the National Crime Agency, and the charity Missing People.
It is backed by the parents of missing Madeleine McCann, who disappeared while on a family holiday in Portugal in 2007.
Her mother, Kate, said: "The sooner you start the search for a missing child, the better your chance of finding them."
The scheme is funded by a £225,000 grant from the People's Postcode Lottery, as well as €100,000 (£82,175) from the EU.
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