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Make drink spiking a specific, notifiable criminal offence

Submitted by Dawn Dines on Tuesday 19th October 2021

Published on Monday 25th October 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 25th April 2022

Signatures: 2,268

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appears ~ Central ~ Clubs ~ Crime ~ Criminal ~ Disgusted ~ Forced ~ Location ~ parties ~ Police ~ police forces ~ Pubs ~ Range ~ Reported ~ Substance ~ The Police

Petition Action

Make drink spiking a specific, notifiable criminal offence

Petition Details

Drink spiking appears to be prevalent in the UK. This disgusting crime is committed in pubs, clubs, festivals and house parties, and is often not reported to the police. Making drink spiking a specific, notifiable criminal offence should help reveal the true extent of this crime.

Additional Information

Because drink spiking is not a specific criminal offence, it is recorded by police forces under a range of criminal offences, such as Administering poison endangering life - Sexual Offences Act 2003 Sec - Administering a substance with intent.

Because drink spiking is not a specific, notifiable offence, data on drink spiking cannot be retrieved from a central location. This means it is extremely challenging to identify reported cases of drink spiking.


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