Scotland's new justice secretary has agreed to “improve the experience” of spiking victims after the Record revealed concerns over delays in testing.
Angela Constance was quizzed in Holyrood yesterday after we told how Police Scotland was outsourcing the testing of hundreds of extra samples a year in cases where victims are drugged while out in pubs or clubs.
One young victim, Jess Insall, who waited 10 months for her results after a 34-hour delay in being tested, told the Record the new testing capacity was long overdue as tougher new measures are proposed to tackle spiking predators.
