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Shop workers could be trained to spot 'codeword' from domestic abuse victims

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Retail workers could be asked to look out for a "key word" which signals someone is a victim of domestic abuse. Under new Government plans, a specific phrase could be used to alert shop staff, who will be trained to identify the key words, the Home Office said.

The government is working with various groups – including the National Pharmacy Association and British Retail Consortium, plus domestic abuse charities – on the codeword scheme, according to the Home Office.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to discuss the codeword scheme at the virtual Hidden Harms Summit on Thursday (May 21). Mr Johnson said: "I am acutely aware that for some people home is not a safe space, and that coronavirus has brought with it additional dangers." He also

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