The Herbert Protocol is a national scheme used by police forces and emergency services across the UK to support people living with dementia who might be at risk of becoming lost or reported as missing.

The scheme enables carers, family and friends to compile a detailed profile containing important information about the individual that should they go missing, can be quickly provided to the police to help in their search and rescue operations.

The risk of wandering is significant, and the consequences can be fatal.

944,000 people with dementia in the UK.

70% of people with dementia will go missing at least once.

40,000 people in the UK are reported missing for the first time every year.

The Herbert Protocol initiative is named after George Herbert, a war veteran of the Normandy landings, who had dementia and tragically died while he was missing on this way to his childhood home.

For further information, please visit their website