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Politics
John Besley

Jess Phillips: Ask for Angela scheme found ‘wanting’ in undercover tests

Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls Jess Phillips during a visit to Metropolitan Police’s Croydon Custody Centre (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Government minister said she found responses to the Ask for Angela safety scheme “wanting” after going undercover at venues across the UK to test the programme.

The scheme was introduced in 2016 in an effort to provide an avenue for support for anyone who is feeling vulnerable or unsafe in a public space.

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