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Recommendation 17

17 Acknowledged Paragraph: 89

Concerns about false assurances from existing spiking testing kits for victims

Conclusion
We are pleased that the Home Office is planning a scientific review of testing kits but are concerned that in the meantime victims could get false assurances from such kits.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government recognises the concern about test kits providing false assurances, stating no single kit covers all drugs and urges victims to contact police for forensic analysis, mentioning ongoing evaluations and a statutory review.
Paragraph Reference: 89
Government Response

The government responded to this report on 4 July 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗