"Simple, effective tools like StopTopps can help make nights out safer for everyone"

StopTopps is a UK-based organisation dedicated to tackling the growing issue of drink spiking through innovative, easy-to-use protective products and public education. Founded by campaigner Dawn Dines, who also leads the charity Stamp Out Spiking, StopTopps is committed to empowering individuals, supporting safer nights out and equipping venues and authorities with practical tools to deter and detect drink tampering.

The StopTopps product is a single-use, recyclable foil lid that adheres securely to a wide range of drinking vessels, including cans, bottles and glasses. Designed with tamper-evident technology, each lid helps to reduce opportunities for spiking and gives users greater peace of mind while out socialising. StopTopps also includes QR-linked information to further raise awareness and support behaviour change across the night-time economy.

Dawn Dines, StopTopps, said: “StopTopps have always worked closely alongside police forces and frontline professionals to tackle the realities of drink spiking head-on. Secured by Design accreditation reflects the practical value of our product in real-world settings. It’s not just about innovation - it’s about action.

“This recognition reinforces what we’ve known from day one: that simple, effective tools like StopTopps can help disrupt predatory behaviour and make nights out safer for everyone, stopping the opportunist from easily being able to slip anything untoward in someone's drink."

Kenny McHugh, Secured by Design, commented: “We are very pleased to welcome StopTopps to Secured by Design. Their product offers a simple yet effective solution to a serious and often under-reported crime. By becoming an SBD member, StopTopps strengthens the partnership between innovation and policing in tackling drink spiking and supporting safer social spaces.”

You can find out more about StopTopps and their Secured by Design accredited products on their dedicated member page.

Secured by Design (SBD) is owned by the UK Police Service with the specific aim of reducing crime and increasing safety for businesses and individuals.

SBD seeks to improve the physical security of buildings and the surrounding area using products such as doors, windows, locks and walling systems along with fencing systems that meet the SBD Police Preferred Specification security requirements.

SBD have many partner organisations, ranging from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government through to local authorities, housing associations, developers and manufacturers and work closely with standards and certification bodies.

SBD is the only way for companies to obtain police recognition for security-related products in the UK, through the Police Preferred Specification - a product-based accreditation scheme developed 25 years ago, which provides a recognised standard for all security products that effectively deter and reduce crime. SBD work with manufacturers and standards authorities to ensure that security standards are current and updated to keep pace with emerging crime trends.

Learn more about Secured by Design and our member companies at: securedbydesign.com