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Policy context

Safe. Sensible. Social. The next steps in the National Alcohol Strategy, 2007

The Department of Health has published 'Safe. Sensible. Social. The next steps in the National Alcohol Strategy'. This document reviews progress since the publication of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England (2004) and outlines further national and local action to achieve long-term reductions in alcohol-related ill health and crime.

Youth alcohol action plan, 2008

Providing clearer guidance on alcohol consumption by young people, reducing the sale of alcohol to the under 18s and stopping unsupervised drinking by the under-18s in public places are three of the priorities in a new action plan from the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England, 2004

The Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England 2004 - created by the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit – identifies the two distinct harms from alcohol; crime and anti-social behaviour, and damage to health from binge drinking. It places emphasis on joint action through partnerships with the police, local authorities, the public, government and the drinks industry, and sets out four key ways in which the government can act to reduce alcohol-related harms.

Alcohol strategy and the drinks industry, A partnership for prevention? 2006

The Government's alcohol strategy for England identified the drinks industry as a key partner in preventing alcohol problems and reducing levels of harm. This study examined the perspectives of a range of industry and non-industry stakeholders on this policy and found that, although there was an expected polarisation on some issues, there was consensus on others. The report suggests ways to improve regulation, self-regulation, industry activity in education, training and research, and partnership working. There are also recommendations for future research into alcohol policy. This report has been published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.


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