On April 1 , 2007 , the AMBER Alert system became active in Northwest England . An implementation across the rest of Britain was planned at that time . This was realized on May 25 , 2010 with the nationwide launch of the Child Rescue Alert , based on the AMBER Alert system . The first system in the UK of this kind was created in Sussex on November 14 , 2002 . This was followed by versions in Surrey and Hampshire . By 2005 , every local jurisdiction in England and Wales had its own form of alert system . The system was first used in the UK on October 3 , 2012 , with regard to missing 5 year-old April Jones in Wales
April Jones
Murder of April Jones
Amber alert