Ask for Angela: Staff had no clue, says pub worker

The scheme enables people to signal for help at the bar by using the code word “Angela”.

While aimed mainly at women, it can be used by anyone feeling unsafe at a participating establishment.

Jack said that while venues would initially brief staff about Ask for Angela when putting up posters, the training would often not be passed on to new employees.

“I found that they would put the posters up and things like that, but there wasn’t really any sufficient training on different scenarios that could have happened,” he told BBC London.

“Some people weren’t even aware that we were running it, so if someone would ask about Angela, then they wouldn’t really have a clue about what’s going on.”