The Home Affairs Committee continues its inquiry into spiking on
Wednesday 19 January with two sessions focussing on the response
of the health sector and the night time economy.
The first panel will focus on medical support for spiking victims
and feature representatives of St John Ambulance and the Royal
College for Emergency Medicine. It will examine the experiences
of first responders dealing with spiking and investigate if there
has been an increase in spiking incidents. It will examine how
victims are supported by health services and what treatments are
available to individuals who have had their drink spiked or are
worried about having been injected.
The second panel includes representatives of the Night Time
Industries Association, the Local Government Association’s Safer
and Stronger Communities’ Board and the Security Industry
Authority. It will examine the work being done by local
authorities and the night-time economy to improve awareness of
spiking, both in businesses and among their clientele. It will
also investigate how staff are trained to identify spiking
incidents and how they can better support victims.
Witnesses
Wednesday 19 January
Panel 1
- Jade Quittenton, St John Ambulance, Night time economy
lead
- Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College for
Emergency Medicine
Panel 2
- Michael Kill, Chair of the Night Time Industries Association
- Councillor Jeanie Bell, member of the Local Government
Association’s Safer and Stronger Communities’ Board and Cabinet
Member for Community Safety at St Helen’s Council
- Paul Fullwood, Director of Inspections and Enforcement,
Security Industry Authority
