Garda missing persons’ file may go hi-tech

GARDAÍ have expressed huge interest in a system of filing reports for missing persons with a new electronic form in a computer system.

Chief Constable Hugh Orde claimed yesterday a new agreement between the police in Northern Ireland and the National Missing Persons Helpline will enhance the professionalism of investigations.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland chief told a conference in Belfast that the protocol signed on Thursday night between the two organisations would become the “benchmark” for all police services and their investigations into missing persons.