Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of Police Scotland's Spiking Update.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 7 December 2022
Date : 07 December 2022
Location : online
Conclusion
Police Scotland take all reports of Spiking very seriously. The activity outlined above is designed to ensure a professional, victim focused response, whilst providing consistent messaging and reassurance to report such incidents.
Police Scotland will continue to thoroughly investigate all reports of Spiking, whilst simultaneously engaging with partners to understand the impact, ensuring the preventative message continues. Such messaging was reiterated in advance of and throughout Freshers Week 2022, when reports of Spiking were noted as significantly lower compared to the previous year.
Since October 2021, significant work has been undertaken by Police Scotland, from a single agency perspective and in partnership with others, to understand and respond to the increase in Spiking reports noted in October 2021. Approaches have evolved and processes have developed to ensure policing and partner responses are victim centred and effective.
