: Diolch. I'm sure
the Minister remembers the powerful testimony we had, and the
important points made here in the Chamber recently, in the debate
held on the prevention of spiking.
What progress has been made, and what are the next steps for the
Government, following the positive vote in favour of the motion,
specifically with reference to supporting initiatives that
actively challenge cultural attitudes that allow sexual
harassment and assault to take place, producing a comprehensive
strategy on preventing sexual assault and harassment in Wales's
night-time economy, and seeking clarity from the
UK Government on their plans to classify misogyny as a hate
crime? Diolch.
(Minister for Social
Justice): Thank you for that question as well, because we
did have a very powerful debate here on spiking,
and I think what I did report at that debate is the role of the
police in response to spiking—they
have a key role—and all police forces in Wales, as well as the
PCCs, are taking this issue very seriously, recording incidents
and providing enhanced training and ensuring a robust response to
hold perpetrators to account. I think there are also
responsibilities with local government and health to get that
joined up and coherent response. Now, this is what we're working
on with this new violence against women, domestic abuse and
sexual violence strategy, because we have to focus on violence in
the home, but we're now also extending that to the public realm,
and including the night-time economy...
