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Safeguarding minister finds responses to Ask for Angela scheme ‘wanting’
Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, Jess Phillips, during a visit to Metropolitan Police's Croydon Custody Centre, in south London, November 27, 2024
A GOVERNMENT minister said she found responses to the Ask for Angela venue safety scheme “wanting” after going undercover at venues across Britain.
The programme, introduced in 2016, allows vulnerable individuals to discreetly seek help at bars, clubs and events by using the code word Angela at participating venues with trained staff.
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips said she routinely tested the scheme and determined the responses to be entirely unsatisfactory.
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