Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to improve safety in night clubs especially around spiking.

Spiking is an appalling crime that undermines the public’s right to feel safe when out and about.

We are implementing a robust set of actions to improve safety in the night time economy:

• The Home Office continues to provide free training for staff in the hospitality sector to understand and tackle spiking, provide better support for victims, and assist police with evidence collection.
• The Security Industry Authority is also providing spiking training for their 368,000+ door supervisor and 11,000+ close protection licence holders. This has already been delivered to more than 228,000 licence holders since Spring 2024 as part of their mandatory licence linked qualification.

In line with our manifesto commitment, the Government has introduced new legislation on spiking, as part of the Crime and Policing Bill, to strengthen the response to these incidents.