Gwent Police are highlighting a scheme which can help trace a vulnerable person who may have gone missing.

Anyone currently supporting a vulnerable person in their family, a neighbour, or someone in the workplace who has Dementia, Alzheimer’s or with limited mental capacity can sign up.

The ’Herbert Protocol’ is a risk reduction tool to be used in the event of an adult with one of these conditions going missing.

It is named after George Herbert, a War Veteran of the Normandy Landings, who suffered with dementia.

George sadly died when he went ‘missing’ on his way to his childhood home.

Anyone who thinks this may help just has to fill in a simple form which contains vital information about a person that can be added to the police systems along with a recent photograph.

This will allow officers to have at hand important information, hopefully saving precious time in finding the missing person.

The person does not have to have wandered previously to complete a form, if you believe them to be at risk please contact police via email at [email protected] to request a form.

If anyone is part of a Neighbourhood Watch, Community Group or Support Service and would like to find out more about the Herbert Protocol they are advised to get in touch.