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Introduction
It has been observed that many times when the Police publish notices and photographs of missing children, when they are found, the details and photographs of the children remain posted on media websites.
Purpose
This Directive is addressed to the Police and online media with a view to better protecting children and following correspondence I have had with the Commissioner for Children's Rights.
Legal context
This Directive is issued under Article 57(1)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation, which provides that the Data Protection Commissioner has a duty to "foster awareness among controllers and processors of their obligations under this Regulation".
Protective measures
Where a child is found and there is no longer a reason to continue publishing their name and photograph, the Police must remove the relevant post and invite the media by Notice to delete or shade the child's details.
When the Police post a notice about a missing child, the media should avoid taking it down and republishing it. They should only republish the link to the original notice, so that when the child is found and the police remove the original notice, it is automatically deleted from the websites where it was republished.
Both the Police and the media should act immediately after the child is found.
Both the Police and the media should check their previous posts to ensure that they do not continue to publish details of children who have been found.
On how the Police and the media can work together effectively in implementing this Directive, the Police Press Office should send a circular to the media.
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