The Association of Chief Police Officers in England and Wales (ACPO)

ACPO is a collective organisation of Chief Constables, Deputy Chief Constables or Assistant Chief Constables, or their equivalents, in the 44 forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, national police agencies and certain other forces in the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, and certain senior non-police staff.

Its main role is to develop strategic policing policies on behalf of the Service as a whole, rather than for the 44 individual forces.

The Missingkids Website is supported by ACPO as a beneficial tool for use by officer's investigating disappearances of missing children, supplementing the other forms of media already used.

The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS)

ACPOS is the collective organisation of Chief Constables, Deputy Chief Constables and Assistant Chief Constables from the eight Police forces in Scotland.

ACPOS is the strategic body which overseas and co-ordinates all aspects of the direction and development of the Scottish Police Service as a whole. Senior support staff and superintending ranks are also involved in its business.

The Missingkids Website is supported by ACPOS as a beneficial tool for use by officer's investigating disappearances of missing children, supplementing the other forms of media already used.

Missing Persons Bureau

The Missing Persons Bureau is a specialist police unit which acts as a centre for the exchange of information connected with the search for missing persons both nationally and internationally. It is situated within the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) at Bramshill, Hampshire. The Bureau works alongside police and related organisations in order to improve the services provided to missing persons investigations and to increase the effectiveness of the police response. It serves UK and overseas agencies and focuses on cross-matching missing persons with unidentified bodies/persons as well as managing the UK Missing Kids Website and Child Rescue Alert.

The Bureau has contacts with most government departments and also the primary non-governmental organisations and charities that deal with missing persons.

The Bureau has a quality control and liaison function in respect of all cases placed on the website. It is also the central point of contact for all cases featured on posters.

Computer Associates UK (CA)

CA provides software and technical support.

CA's partnership with the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) spans over eight years, and together CA's software solutions and employees have helped NCMEC find missing children and prevent child sexual exploitation.

CA's worldwide organisation assists in developing the Global Missing Children's Network - an application that allows law enforcement agencies to create country-specific web sites dedicated to missing and exploited children.

The National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

NCMEC provides the template as well as the training to the participating countries' law enforcement agencies.

International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC)

The international arm of NCMEC, ICMEC provides support and works with international agencies to create a global network of partners.

Parents and Abducted Children Together (PACT)

Led by its founder, Lady Meyer, PACT promotes the website and sponsors the distribution of posters.

PACT is a private, international, non-profit organisation registered both in the US and the UK.

PACT's mission is to fight parental child abduction across borders; and, in partnership with the police, to locate and retrieve missing children internationally.