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Spiking

Commons · Question 63458 · Tabled 27 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to frontline police officers to improve the (a) identification and (b) handling of spiking cases.

Answer

Answered by Jess Phillips, 7 Jul 2025

The Government have introduced through the Crime and Policing Bill a new criminal offence for spiking, to help police better respond to this crime.The Home Office has funded specialist spiking training for staff in the hospitality industry to ensure they ...