Every parent’s worst nightmare played out in the news when Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal in May 2007. It’s a story we all know well, one we will all have discussed with friends, colleagues or loved ones over the years. The tragic story of her disappearance was shared all over the world and has remained embedded in our minds. Now, 16 years on, the angelic little girl is still making headlines, most recently due to the search of a reservoir 30 miles from where she was last seen. It seems everyone is invested in finding out the truth about what happened to Madeleine, but what about the thousands of other children and young people reported missing each year in the UK?
‘I want to change the system’
According to figures published
