Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for drink spiking-related offences in the West Midlands in the last three years.

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted for a wide range of offences up to the end of December 2020, in our ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool’, here:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063892/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020-revised.xlsx.

• In the ‘police force area’ filter, select: ‘West Midlands’
• For a range of offences that might be considered linked to drink spiking, in the ‘offence code’ filter, select: 08805, 00505, 00510, 00802

These offence codes relate to the following detailed offences:

- 08805 - Administer substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to engage in sexual activity

- 00505 - Using chloroform, etc., to commit or assist in committing an indictable offence

- 00510 - Endangering life or causing harm by administering poison

- 00802 - Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy

The number of defendants prosecuted will populate row 32.

It is important to note that these offences will include a broader range of offences than just drink spiking, and that drink spiking offences may be included as a subset of another offence not listed above.