December 2, 2003
Child Rescue Alert
The parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler are to launch the next stage of a media alert scheme for when children are missing or abducted, according to the BBC.
"Bob and Sally Dowler, whose daughter Milly was 13 when she disappeared on her way home from school in March last year, are backing a decision by Surrey Police to adopt Child Rescue Alert.
The scheme is based on an American system called Amber Alert, which has helped find dozens of children.
The force is the second in the country to work with local television and radio stations to set up the system, and a roll-out across the country is now possible.
It works with an alert issued by a senior officer that is sent to local news organisations, which then immediately broadcast it.
The force hopes the alert scheme could help save lives because the first hours after a young person goes missing are often the most crucial".
Related articles:
-- Child rescue alert by SMS - first run
-- 'Teach UR Mum 2 Txt' campaign
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