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Publication - FOI/EIR release

Prosecutions and convictions for drink spiking since 2018: FOI release

Published
4 November 2021
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Part of
Law and order, Public sector
FOI reference
FOI/202100247950
Date received
14 October 2021
Date responded
20 October 2021

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

Whether there have been any prosecutions and any convictions for drink-spiking, under either 'administering a substance for sexual purposes' or under 'drugging' crimes since 2018?

Response

Our records show that there were no people prosecuted or issued with a non-court disposal in either 2017-18, 2018-19 or 2019-20 for charges under crimes of 'drugging' or under section 11 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. There is no specific offence for 'drink spiking'.

The Scottish Government criminal proceedings database can provide information based on the number of people dealt with by the Scottish Criminal Justice System where proceedings have concluded. However, this database is not a live system and the latest available information is for the financial year 2019-20.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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