Policy paper

Understanding and tackling spiking

This report details the nature and prevalence of spiking and the steps which the government has taken or intends to take in relation to it.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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Report: Understanding and tackling spiking (accessible)

Understanding and tackling spiking

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Understanding and tackling spiking (print-ready)

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Details

The government’s report on understanding and tackling spiking was presented to Parliament pursuant to section 71 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

Updates to this page

Published 18 December 2023
Last updated 30 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added accessible HTML version.

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