1. Does Devon County Council (DCC) explicitly reference spiking prevention in the statement of licensing policy?
2. Does DCC run a communications campaign to clearly demonstrate a zero-tolerance approach to spiking?
3. Which partnership schemes are training packages are referenced in the statement of licensing policy?
4. Does DCC follow the recommendation of the Home Affairs Select Committee to consider the prevalence, prevention and reporting of sexual harassment and misconduct and gender-based violence in statements of licensing policy?
5. For the previous 5 calendar years please provide the number of venues which have had their licence suspended, revoked, or/and had conditions added to the licence, as a result of spiking incidents within the venue.
6. How many incidents of alleged spiking have been recorded by the licensing authority in the past five years?
7. Please provide details of the three most recent cases where a venue has had its licence suspended, revoked or/and had conditions added, as a result of spiking incidents
In response to all questions above, DCC does not hold this information. Please contact District and Unitary who are the Licensing Authorities under the Licencing Act 2003