The authorising officer will allow for a circulation of an alert to all media outlets, via email, text message and telephone which will contain some or all of the following:

• Description of the child
• Scanned photo of the child
• Details of location and nature of the offence
• Description of the offender(s)
• CCTV/photo of the offender(s)
• Details of vehicle used

Radio stations will broadcast this alert every 15 minutes for four hours. TV stations will use a "ticker tape" at the bottom of the screen, directing the public to a page on their news text services (Ceefax etc) or, if a local transmission, will interrupt and show a newsflash.

Members of the public will be encouraged to keep their eyes and ears open for anything that may assist the police in recovering the kidnapped child. If they spot anything they should call the police using the 999 system.

The details sent to the media will also appear on the homepage of this website, www.avonandsomerset.police.uk. As soon as more details become available they will be placed on the website and sent to the media.

Listen to the Child Rescue Alert Sound