Following allegations of drink spiking at the Guild during welcome week, the Guild of Students has contacted the Police who have confirmed that no cases of drink spiking have been reported to them.I would like to emphasie however that all reports confirmed or otherwise are taken seriously and we are dealing with this issue of concern to personal safety.
The action we have taken includes briefing our Venues staff, RA’s and the Freshers Fest crew on drink spiking. A personal safety campaign for Student Mentors is also forthcoming. The Freshers Fest crew accompany anyone involved in an incident that is a concern to their health or wellbeing in taxis, ambulances or at a hospital. During Freshers Fest activities, 10,000 spikeys were distributed, which are placed in the top of bottles to prevent drinks from being spiked as well as for the first time this year creating a Chill Out zone which is manned by our trained staff at all times. Students are also encouraged to know their limits and thousands of drink unit calculators have also been given out to reiterate this message.
If you or a student you are in contact with has any concerns about drink spiking, please advise them to report the incident to the Police, contact their student mentor or contact the ARC at the Guild of Students.
In addition please feel free to contact myself through the details on the right sidebar of this page.
Please visit the Safer Students section of the West Midlands Police website for more information: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/saferstudents/product_detail.php?PID=437
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