New spiking offence aims to bring law up to date, minister says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosts a summit at 10 Downing Street, central London, with police chiefs, transport bosses and industry leaders to urge a co-ordinated response to spiking and violence against women and girls (Mina Kim/PA) - (PA Wire)

Making spiking a specific offence is about making sure the law is up to date to deal with it as a crime, justice minister Alex Davies-Jones has said.

Labour plans to make spiking a specific offence and has laid out plans for venue staff to be trained in relation to spiking, with a pilot to begin within weeks before a wider rollout next year.