Enforcement
Test purchase operations in Lancaster and Morecambe
We recently learned about test purchase operations in the Lancaster and Morecambe areas. Over two nights, the Police and Trading Standards for the area carried out tests at 32 licensed premises across the district, and all 32 passed. The tests use...
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Drug testing facilities at festivals
For several years a number of large Summer music festivals have provided back-of-house facilities to test drugs circulating on-site. This has been seen as an important safety issue, especially when extremely potent substances can be mixed into pro...
Home Office undertakes directed enforcement action against delivery operators
The Home Office has arrested 60 delivery drivers from delivery operators such as Deliveroo, UberEats, and Just Eat as part of a crackdown on illegal working. The arrests took place over a six-day period between 16 and 21 April 2023 in London and ...
A Busy Start to the New Year - Enforcement Action Seems to be on the Rise
On Monday the 9th of January two of the firm’s Partners, Christopher Grunert and Luke Elford, were separately involved in two Expedited Review hearings in Sheffield and Westminster, respectively. Luke’s Westminster hearing, which invol...
No Standalone Spiking Offence to be created by the Government
We have, over recent months, reported a number of times on the issue of spiking whether by needle or in drinks. In February last year, we reported in our article 'Drink Spiking to be made a criminal offence' that, the then Home Secretar...
Police Scotland have found no evidence to support a surge in claims of spiking by injection
It is reported by the BBC that At a Scottish Police Authority (SPA) meeting held this month, police chiefs were told that between the 12 month period of 1 October 2021 and 30 October 2022, there had been 150 people come forward saying they could h...
National Police Chiefs' Council - Issue New Guidance on Spiking
National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) has now Issued new Guidance on Spiking. This advice, from the NPCC, which is being promoted by individual forces, is aimed at encouraging victims to report incidents of Spiking to the Police and outlin...