Question follow-through · 73590
Spiking: Prosecutions
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit spiking.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Attorney General
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit spiking.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2025
Answer published
Administering a substance to a person without their consent – commonly known as ‘spiking’ – is a serious criminal offence. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is committed to prosecuting spiking cases effectively where they are referred to us by the polic...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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