Question follow-through · 90345

Spiking: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support victims of spiking.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
20 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support victims of spiking.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Spiking is an abhorrent crime and illegal in any form, whether through food or drink, vape, or needle. It can affect anyone, at any time and in any setting, regardless of gender, sexuality or age.Between January 2021 and June 2023, the police received 19,...

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