Make Pubs, Clubs And Bars Implement Stricter Drink Spiking Prevention Measures

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to impose explicit duty on clubs, pubs and bars across the country in regards to drink spiking. This duty could include, but is not limited to: Offering drink covers; offering testing strips for the most common types of 'date rape' drugs in drinks and thorough searches.

With Lockdown restrictions easing, young people have returned to clubs and bars in huge numbers. Unfortunately, so have those who wish to drug unsuspecting young people in such venues in order to sexually assault them and take advantage of them. There have also been reports of injections being administered to unsuspecting people in packed clubs. With Students returning to university, this issue has gotten worse. Essentially, drink spiking has become the epidemic within the pandemic.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Make it a legal requirement for nightclubs to thoroughly search guests on entry: Make it a legal requirement for nightclubs to thoroughly search guests on entry

Fund free drink spiking test kits for all bars: Fund free drink spiking test kits for all bars

Require clubs and bars to offer lids with straws for drinks: Require clubs and bars to offer lids with straws for drinks

Require licensed venues to introduce anti-spiking policies, and fund training: Require licensed venues to introduce anti-spiking policies, and fund training

Timeline

21 Oct 2021	Petition opened for signatures
27 Oct 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Oct 2021

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