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North Yorkshire Police Take Action on Missing Children Shortcomings

North Yorkshire Police says it has taken steps to improve it's procedures around missing children.

An inspection of the force last November found serious issues with some areas of the way it handles reports of missing children and the search for them.

Assistant Chief Constable, Lindsay Butterfield explains what the inspectors found.

As part of it's response to the report North Yorkshire Police has doubled the size of it's missing from home team.

Assistant Chief Constable Lindsay Butterfield says a number of steps have now been taken to address the issues, including increasing the missing from home team from two to four officers.

 

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