Spiking
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessments her Department has made of trends in the number of spiking incidents.
Answered by Jess Phillips
Spiking is often underreported and this can make analysis of trends difficult.
In order to improve our understanding of trends, from April 2026 offences which involve spiking will be added to the Home Office’s Annual Data Requirement. This is the formal mechanism through which the Home Office collects data from all police forces in England and Wales. This will ensure that the Home Office has access to formal, standardised and regular reporting from the police on offences involving spiking.
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