Theresa May has urged people to get behind a new text message service that will send out information appeals as soon as a child is reported missing. The enhanced Child Rescue Alert system will issue alerts via email and text message at the touch of a button when a child has disappeared and their life is at immediate risk. Theresa is urging people to sign up at www.childrescuealert.org.uk to receive these alerts, which will inform people if a child has gone missing in their local area.
Theresa is also supporting the new Child Abduction Hub, the UK’s first purpose-built website providing information on dealing with child abduction. To find out more please visit www.childabduction.org.uk
These two important new initiatives were launched on Sunday 25th May, International Missing Children’s Day.
Commenting, Theresa said: “These initiatives will offer vital support and protection for missing children and their families. When a child goes missing, it is crucial that as many people as possible are looking for them. The Child Rescue Alert will spread appeals quickly and widely, via text messages and digital billboards, increasing the likelihood of a child being found. I would urge everyone to sign up to this scheme.”
“The Child Abduction Hub will be a key source of information on all types of child abduction – whether it’s committed by a parent, a family friend or a stranger. This will help parents, teachers, and other professionals make common-sense, well informed decisions on how to keep children safe.”
