Earlier the Government announced a welcome and important set of measures to tackle the evil crime of spiking.
The new package will see changes to the legislation, research into self-testing kits, more training for door staff and better education for young people, to raise awareness about the threat. There will also be coordinated police action to crackdown on spiking during key weeks of the year – an approach that has proved successful in tackling other crimes, such as knife crime.
Following a Statement on the new measures, Greg Smith MP asked Home Office Minister Laura Farris MP about long term steps to ensure all venues have the guidance and powers they need to prevent spiking taking place.
Read more about the new measures here.
