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Whether to press charges. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. you might remember towards the end of last year we were talking about a huge increase in women reporting that they had been spiked by a needle whilst out in bars and clubs. now a cross party group of mps has suggested a raft of new measures to tackle spiking by any method in england and wales. they say venues with a bad record for spiking should lose their licence unless they put safety measures in place. they believe that spiking should be made a specific criminal offence. and that the government should commission research to help to understand spikers motives, and improve the prevention of attacks. we re joined now by zara 0wen, who spoke to the committee about her experience following a needle spiking last year, and dawn dines, the founder of the campaign group stamp 0ut spiking. good morning. just remind us what ....
Police won t do anything . the report include recommendations for local authorities, night time venues, all police forces and the creation of a national anti spiking communications campaign. joining us now is dawn dines, founder and chief executive officer at stamp out spiking, an organisation which campaigns to stop drink spiking through training and educational programmes for night club staff. don, thank you so much forjoining us, because even what your organisation does, that cuts right to the heart of one of the things that this group is talking about. you do education. explain to us what you re teaching and explaining to people who work in the night time industry talk about firstly, thank you so much for having me on today. ....
Those in unlawful possession of the Class B drugs used to spike drinks will face up to five years behind bars, with up to 14 years for those involved in supply and production, warned the Home Office. ....