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Dear Will,

Further to your recent FoI request, the Schools response is provided below:

Q1) For the previous 5 years please provide the total numbers of reports received by the university of incidents in which students have been spiked, plus any figures available for 2023 (specifying period). Please could you provide this data broken down by calendar year or by academic year, whichever is more convenient for you.
a) 2017/18 – 0
b) 2018/19 – 0
c) 2019/20 – <5
d) 2020/21 - <5
e) 2021/22 – <5
f) 2022/23 – <5

Q2) For the previous 5 years, please provide the total number of spiking allegations made against a student or staff member of the university, plus any figures available for 2023 (specifying period). Please could you provide this data broken down by calendar year or by academic year, whichever is more convenient for you.
a) 2017/18 - 0
b) 2018/19 – 0
c) 2019/20 – <5
d) 2020/21 – <5
e) 2021/22 – <5
f) 2022/23 – <5

Please note: The above figures reflect reports of allegations where the terms ‘spike’ ‘spiked’ or ‘spiking’ were included in a complaint.

Q3) For each of the spiking allegations detailed in the previous question, please state whether disciplinary proceedings were held and what the outcome of these disciplinary proceedings were?

Reports of this kind of offence have to date been raised as part of a wider investigation into other alleged breaches of our policies or procedures. For example, where we have received an allegation of sexual misconduct in which the issue of drink of spiking has been discussed but neither specifically investigated nor proven.

If you think that the information provided does not meet your request, contact Rachael Maguire at [email address] or write to Louise Nadal, School Secretary, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE. We will then review the response to your request and get back to you within 20 working days. You can also contact the Information Commissioner's Office http://www.ico.gov.uk/, though they expect the internal review to be carried out before receiving a complaint directly.

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Best Wishes,

Bhavika

Bhavika Dhanak-Jodha
Information and Records Management Assistant
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street | London | WC2A 2AE

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