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Recommendation 6
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Recognised criminal offence of spiking would provide multiple benefits
Conclusion
The existence of a spiking offence would not in and of itself stop spiking, but it would have several benefits. First, it would facilitate police work under way to identify perpetrators and patterns of offending by enabling the police to collect better data on the prevalence of spiking incidents. Secondly, it would act as a deterrent by sending a clear message to perpetrators that this is a serious crime which attracts severe penalties. And thirdly, victims would be more likely to report spiking it if it were a recognised criminal offence. (Paragraph 26) Preventing and deterring spiking
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 4 July 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗