Spikey Anti Drink Spiking Stopper x 24 (1 Pack of 24)

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Support the public: Communicate routes for reporting unacceptable behaviour while using your service or space at night. Governments have taken many measures to help stop drink spiking, such as increasing awareness of the crime and increasing punishments for it. The public also has become more aware of drink spiking and is becoming more cautious about leaving their drinks unattended. More than 1,300 reports of needle spiking were made between September 2021 and January 2022 throughout the UK. Communicate: Create positive, public/staff-facing communications campaign, both online and in your space(s). If you do feel you are able to go ahead and report the incident, do as this can only help your case further down the line.

Always go up to the bar with at least one other person when getting another drink: if you're by yourself, it's easy to be distracted (even for a few seconds) and for someone to take advantage of that. Drink spiking has existed in the UK for many years and police data suggests it occurs most often (although relatively rarely) in the night-time economy. Recorded crimes for drink spiking have increased every year between 2016 and 2019, with 1,903 crimes that could be related to spiking reported in 2019. However, many believe that spiking is an underreported crime, and that the true figure of spiking occurrences is likely to be much higher. The Home Affairs Committee recommended that the Home Office takes steps to improve data on the prevalence, scale and dangers of spiking to improve understanding of the issue. Undercover Colors is wearable tech — a pro, in theory. A user dips a polished fingernail into a drink and the color of the polish will change if date rape drugs are present.

Street Pastors - volunteers from the local church community who give up their time to patrol the streets on weekend evenings to help keep people safe on nights out. In response to an increase in reports of spiking in the city centre, the council worked with the police to write to licensed premises and provide advice about how to prevent spiking from happening. They also sent communications materials to venues, such as posters to display, to raise awareness of spiking and discourage perpetrators. Bristol City Council

In every college town in America, and really anywhere there’s a bar, such as a club or party, encountering date rape drugs in any drink is a possibility. You should also get in touch with the bar to let them know what has happened. They might have footage of the person who spiked your drink, and at the very least, it's important for them to know that this has happened on their premises. Please get in touch if you want your donation to go towards training or providing spiking protection devices to particular venues or organisations: we will endeavour to make this possible so you can see the real-world impact of your donation. DID YOU KNOW?! It is good that the Government has taken steps to commit funding for anti-spiking initiatives, but changes are still needed to existing safeguarding measures within the licensing regime to ensure they are effective.” Initially, the police requested that the licensing authority revoked the premises licence, however they withdrew this request as they were satisfied with the co-operation they received from the venue management and the updated conditions on the licence. Once the conditions were agreed, the sub-committee reinstated the licence with the new conditions.

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I just wanted to say thank you for your help getting all the ponchos to me in time! The weather did turn out badly, so my stand was more than popular!" The Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement (WAVE) initiative - developed by the Metropolitan Police, WAVE is a free tool that aims to increase the skills and knowledge of those working in licensed premises to identify vulnerability and make appropriate interventions to keep people safe. The council also launched a drink spiking campaign in partnership with Avon and Somerset Police, licensed premises and the Bristol City Centre BID. The campaign aims to improve reporting, increase prosecutions, create a consistent response across licensed premises and ensure that victims of spiking are looked after and taken seriously. The team has developed posters and other assets that venues can display to raise awareness. Crucially, these assets are designed to ‘fit in’ with the surroundings in a licensed premises to increase the likelihood of them being used. The campaign has had some early successes. The materials are in 157 venues across the city, the police have allocated a dedicated resource for forensics testing as well as developing a clear process on how to deal with reports, and the campaign has successfully raised broader awareness of spiking amongst the public. Moreover, there was an arrest for spiking within the first four days of the campaign launching. Notes To Editors The Home Affairs Select Committee recommended that government review guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003, with a view to requiring licensing authorities to consider the prevalence, prevention and reporting of sexual harassment and misconduct and gender-based violence in statements of licensing policy. The LGA would encourage councils to consider this recommendation carefully and demonstrate best practice by implementing it. Councils who have explicitly referenced spiking, sexual harassment and gender-based violence in their statement of licensing policy have found it a helpful way of demonstrating a zero-tolerance approach to these offences and providing licensed premises with clear advice and guidance on their expectations.

By five years ago and more, developers and inventors began working on silver bullet solutions that could alert potential victims that their drinks have been compromised with popular date rape drugs. There’s coasters, cups, straws, nail polish and even a smart device that has the potential to reverse drug-facilitated sexual assault trends. The following list of five detection gadgets discusses pros and cons, and their status. #1 Coasters are Available

NightCap: The Drink Spiking Prevention Scrunchie

can provide an approximate time of the incident and the location within the premises where they believe it occurred Purple Flag - accreditation programme that recognises excellence in the management of town and city centres in the early evening and night-time economy. It also recognises the vibrancy of the local night-time economy. Editor’s Note: September 20, 2018: A bar napkin product called KnoNap has been announced and is expected to become available in in late 2018 or early 2019. A single-use device called SipChip by Undercover Colors is now available: #2 The Nail Polish That Became a ‘SipChip’ Drink spiking is when someone adds alcohol or drugs to a person's drink without them knowing. Sometimes it is done to cause distress or embarrassment to someone, but sometimes it is used with the intention of stealing from or sexually assaulting the victim.

Drink spiking using (extra) alcohol, LSD, Rohypnol, or prescription drugs is a common and unfortunate criminal activity. Even if you leave your glass on a table with a bunch of friends, the chances are they're not going to be paying super close attention. It's much safer to finish up your drink before going anywhere. We are very aware that the majority of our drinks are served in glasses/cups of some nature,and that in the past we have not had anti-spiking measures in place for these products – welcome Stoptopps! These are self-adhesive single-use foil lids that will fit onto any drinking vessel up to 100mm wide.Stoptopps are available on request from the bar for all poured and served drinks. NightCap: The Drink Spiking Prevention Scrunchie

While drink spiking has existed for many years, over the past 12 months there has been an increase in reports of drink spiking and needle spiking – a new trend which sees substances administered by needles rather than through drinks. For instance, you might have to move away from your drinks to reach the card machine to pay up. If you're with a mate, they can act as an extra set of eyes and guard your drinks when you're doing something else. We were really pleased with the speedy delivery and quality of our mint tins! Thanks again for all your help!" StopTopps are our versatile drink-protectors that are designed to deter drink spikers. The single-use foil tops can be fitted on to cans, bottles and glasses, and we aim to make them available to the general public free of charge at venues across the country, alongside sponsored events. Alcohol is most commonly used to spike drinks, either by adding some to a non-alcoholic drink or adding double instead of single measures.