Question follow-through · 3496

Spiking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Ninth Report of Session 2021–22 of the Home Affairs Select Committee entitled Spiking, HC967, whether her Department plans to follow the recommendations of that report.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
4 Sept 2024
Answer
4 Sept 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Ninth Report of Session 2021–22 of the Home Affairs Select Committee entitled Spiking, HC967, whether her Department plans to follow the recommendations of that report.

  2. 4 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Home Office has already implemented a number of the recommendations, or is in the process of doing so. This includes:- The rollout of an online spiking reporting and advice tool across the UK to encourage more and better reporting of spiking, includin...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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