Reducing Child Abduction

August 31st, 2009

Millions of mobile phone users could soon receive text messages warning them that a child has been abducted.

The groundbreaking idea, will make best use of the crucial three hours of a kidnap - when hopes of recovering a child safe are at their highest.

Once a child has been reported missing, feared kidnapped, a description of the child, the abductor and a picture could be sent to the growing army of mobile phone users.

Details of the text messaging plans emerged at yesterday's launch of Child Rescue alert, a pilot scheme using television and radio to warn that a child has been snatched.