A scheme to protect young children if they get lost in the town centre should help improve the shopping experience.
So says the town centre manager for Douglas Development Partnership after the Child Safe initiative was launched.
It will be run by Shopwatch – the body comprising the police, DDP and retailers in the capital.
Michelle O’Malley says it’s important parents know their children will be looked after.
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