Drink Spiking Awareness Campaign
The Public Protection Partnership and Thames Valley Police are launching a campaign on Thursday 9th December to raise awareness with the public, and support local venues tackle the issue of drinks spiking. Whilst spiking incidents aren't common there is a national increase in the number of people reporting cases.
The campaign involves:
- Joint webinar with Public Protection Partnership Licensing Officers and Thames Valley Police aimed at venue staff
- Raise awareness of testing strips for venues
- Set of #BeSpikeAware posters for venues to display
- Social media coverage of #BeSpikeAware campaign
What is drink spiking?
Drink spiking can be defined as adding a substance to someone’s drink without their knowledge. The aim may be to incapacitate someone enough to rob or sexually assault them.
Campaign aims
- Raise awareness with venue staff on how to spot signs of drink spiking, how to identify when drinks have been spiked, what action to take and when to contact the Police
- Raise awareness with general public on how to protect themselves and their friends and spot the signs of drink spiking
- Raise awareness of the seriousness of drink spiking and the possible penalty for a conviction, up to ten years in prison
Venue Resources
If you're a venue and would like to get involved in this campaign register for a webinar using the details below and download a poster set.
Webinar - Thursday 9th December 9am - West Berkshire Venues: https://westberks-gov-uk.zoom.us/j/86154405333?pwd=bmorM29CVEpWV0V3MTlIOEViNGU2dz09
Posters - You can also download the full set of posters here.
There is further useful information from UK Hospitality here.
Support from Thames Valley Police can be found here.
Further guidance from Drink Aware can be found here.
