The number of missing children in West Dunbartonshire has almost doubled year on year, a new police report has suggested.
show that by the end of February this year, there were 303 missing person reports recorded – an increase of 31% from 232 from the previous year.
Councillor Michelle McGinty said: “There seems to be a rise in the number of children that are going missing. “I know we are never going to stop it from happening but I just wondered if there was anything that could be done proactively to identify kids that are at risk of going missing and can we work on that?”A spokesman from Police Scotland said that they were working on a protocol for “looked after children” to try and reduce the number of missing person figures.
“That can have a significant impact on our resources. The report evidenced that the number of missing children has nearly doubled.
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