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Drinkaware Response To Plans By The Government To Crack Down On Binge Drinking Hotspots, UK

Friday, July 30, 2010

Responding to the plan by the Government to crack down on binge drinking hotspots and give communities more influence over licensing applications, Chris Sorek, Chief Executive of alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware, says: “Alcohol misuse costs society £25 billion a year* and it is imperative our culture’s binge drinking problem is tackled head on…

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Coalition Government outlines alcohol plans

Thursday, May 20, 2010

The new Government has outlined its plans for alcohol policy in its latest document 'The coalition: our programme for government' [pdf]. It states: We will ban the sale of alcohol below cost price. We will review alcohol taxation and pricing to ensure it tackles binge drinking without unfairly penalising responsible drinkers, pubs and important local industries.

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Alcohol news and updates: May 2010

Monday, May 17, 2010

Licensing to return to the Home Office Responsibility for the Licensing agenda may be transferred back to Home Office under reforms by the new Government, the Morning Advertiser reports . Licensing is currently owned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport who oversaw the controversial 2003 Licensing Act . The Conservative party had pledged to 'overhaul' the current licensing regime.

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UK pricing: political dialogues continue

Monday, February 15, 2010

In the build up to the elections, we'll be trying to update you with key news and developments relating to national alcohol policy. The recent level of political attention, and the pricing and availability debate in particular, could prove important election topics

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