Government announces plans to stop drink spiking
The Guardian|November 25, 2024
Thousands of bar staff will be trained to spot and stop drink spiking under government plans in England and Wales as prime minister Keir Starmer steps up efforts to tackle violence against women and girls.
Eleni Courea

About 10,000 hospitality workers will be trained in preventing and dealing with spiking by spring next year, Downing Street has said.

Starmer will host senior police officers, transport bosses and hospitality industry executives in No 10 today to urge a coordinated response to violence against women.

Labour committed in its manifesto to making spiking a specific criminal offence, though ministers have yet to clarify what form this will take and when a bill will be introduced.

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