Vulnerability and drink spiking
Vulnerability awareness training
This informative short course (20 minutes) has been developed for:
- Licensed premises staff, including door staff, working in the night-time economy
- Lancashire Constabulary
It aims to help:
- Raise awareness around the issue of drink spiking and how you can help prevent it
- Recognise the risks to vulnerable people in or outside licensed premises
- Spot harassment and how to help customers who have experienced harassment
- Identify actions you can take to protect vulnerable people from harm
On completion of the course you will be able to download a certificate for your training records.
- Good practice tips PDF 387 KB
- VAT CSE contact details PDF 430 KB
Ask For Angela scheme is used by bars and other venues to keep people safe from vulnerable situations. When you implement this program in your premises, a person who believes themselves to be in danger can ask for Angela, a fictitious member of the staff. This will give you the prompt to help the person into a safer position.
The workbook is intended to guide venues through the process of setting up a robust Ask For Angela scheme and how to support anyone who finds themselves in a vulnerable situation. Lancashire Police Licensing will have various support options to enable you to run Ask for Angela effectively in your premises.
- Lancashire Ask For Angela Workbook PDF 10.12 MB
For further resources, lanyards, stickers etc order at www.askforangela.co.uk
Vulnerability and drink spiking awareness - Young people
Keeping safe on a night out - vulnerability awareness information
Would you know how to help if your friend had too much alcohol?
Would you feel confident bringing attention to a stranger who seemed in a precarious situation?
Do you know what to do if something goes wrong on a night out?
We want to help you be alert to the dangers of drink spiking and what steps you can take to prevent it happening to you and your friends. We have developed a short awareness course for you to complete on your phone.
This course will take you through a variety of real-life scenarios to put you in the shoes of someone who has been spiked, or has witnessed it, and help you understand what course of action you might want to take
The course is designed to help you become more aware to the dangers of drink spiking and support you to help those around you. Spend 15 minutes doing this course, you never know it might make all the difference.
Log in to the Keeping safe on a night out course
Who are you (YouTube)
This short film highlights possible consequences of a night out and how it is everyone's responsibility to ensure the safety of vulnerable people on a night out – What would you do?
Drink spiking clip (YouTube)
NHS clip (YouTube)
Resources
Alcohol Education Trust
Attached Drink Spiking sheet (PDF 376 KB)
Range of resources on drink spiking-including two short films-Drink spiking - Alcohol Education Trust
The Alcohol Education Trust has been working hard recently to call for action about the concerning issue of drink spiking. We are pleased to feature in this new podcast which explores the topic.
Spiking is a nationwide epidemic in the UK, and Pricks, a five-part podcast series, investigates the worrying phenomena of drink spiking, including the frightening new mutation – spiking by injection.
The podcast is led by host and I’ve Been Spiked Founder Mair Howells who is on a personal mission to dig deep into the terrifying statistics and launches today. Watch a trailer
The podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple, Spotify.