Alcohol licensing: a guide for public health teams

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Published on Thursday, 31 May 2018

This guidance, formally known as the Analytical Support Package, brings together nationally available data and materials with local authority information to support local authorities in accessing and using a range of databases and tools. Local teams are able to input their own data and create interactive maps and reports to help them in their existing role as a responsible authority.  It includes information around licensing and public health, licensing policy, cumulative impact policies, applications for licences, data and information tools, primary research to support the licensing process, and other information.

Available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/alcohol-licensing-a-guide-for-public-health-teams

Torquay Breathalyser scheme evaluation

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Published on Friday, 01 May 2015

The success of a police pilot project in Torquay where doormen at licensed premises breathalysed suspected drunks could see the scheme implemented across Devon and Cornwall. Read more here

Breathalyser 'on the door' schemes

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Published on Thursday, 26 February 2015

A growing number of areas are introducing breathalysers on the door of premises in attempts to reduce alcohol-related problems.

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Alcohol, health inequalities and the harm paradox - IAS report

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Published on Friday, 14 November 2014

Research suggests that multiple factors may explain why the worst health problems –  obesity, social disorder and mortality rates – occur among  most deprived socioeconomic groups read full articleHERE

Overprovision of Licensed Premises in Scotland: A Public Health Perspective (2014)

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Published on Tuesday, 07 October 2014

In Scotland, the number of premises licensed to sell alcohol is controlled through a system of local licensing boards. Legislative changes in recent years have given such boards an objective of ‘protecting and improving public health’. Read this and more alcohol related articles on the University of Stirling website here

Alcohol abuse linked to number of licensed premises in Scotland

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Published on Tuesday, 07 October 2014

Scottish neighbourhoods with the most licensed premises have the highest rates of alcohol-related illness and deaths, according to a new study. Hospital admissions are "significantly higher" in neighbourhoods with easier access to alcohol. For full BBC article click here

Online & home delivery sales?

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Published on Friday, 01 August 2014

Last year a report by Alcohol Concern Cymru said children are often able to access alcohol via home delivery services. It found 15% of the young people surveyed stated they had successfully bought alcohol online, and over two thirds found it “easy” to do so. The report also covered a South Wales Police test purchase operation, in which 15 year olds attempted to buy alcohol from major supermarket grocery websites. In 44% of the test cases, alcohol was delivered to the test purchasers in person with no proof of age requested. However no further information in this area seems to be available since the report.
In 2012 Serve Legal and Plymouth University jointly published a report warning against both online and proxy sales as the emerging battleground for underage sales. Yet over the last five years, prosecutions for both underage sales and proxy purchases have been falling. Could it be time for more action in these areas?

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Healthy Places Alcohol Control 2012

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Published on Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Healthy Places Alcohol Control toolkit - Sept. 2012. A summary of local alcohol regulation

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