Universities in England will be told to introduce a policy on tackling spiking by the end of the year, as more than one in ten students believe they have been a victim.
Minister for Universities, Michelle Donelan has launched a group which will bring together vice-chancellors, police, campaigners and victims of spiking to produce plans to help keep students safe - reporting back before the start of the autumn term. Following a personal experience with spiking, Ms Donelan is set to ask every university in England to create their own plan on preventing the crime by the end of the year.
It comes after a recent survey by student outlet, The Tab, suggested that 11 per cent of students believed thy have had their drink spiked. Research by the Alcohol Education Trust found more than one in ten young adults had been victims of spiking.
