Event Details

• 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
• We will overhaul the Licensing Act to give local authorities and the police much stronger powers to remove licences from, or refuse to grant licences to, any premises that are causing problems
• We will allow councils and the police to shut down permanently any shop or bar found to be persistently selling alcohol to children
• We will double the maximum fine for under-age alcohol sales to £20,000
• We will permit local councils to charge more for late-night licences to pay for additional policing
• Working with the alcohol industry to reduce the sale of alcohol to under-18s and also to market and promote alcohol in a more responsible way
• Working with police and the courts to stop young people drinking in public places, including a new offence to tackle persistent possession of alcohol

Overview

It has long been recognised that, in addition to the serious health consequences, excessive alcohol consumption is a key factor associated with young people committing offences, in particular violent crime and disorder. So much so that many of our town and city centres have become the breeding ground for alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour, vandalism and violent assaults. More recently, there has been a significant rise in the number of 11-15 year-olds – including an alarming increase in young girls – drinking unsupervised in open-air public places with the inevitable consequence of them being at greater risk of becoming perpetrators or victims of violence.

As part of its broader crime and policing pledge, the new coalition Government has recently outlined a renewed drive to tackle the root causes of binge-drinking and alcohol-related crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour – key targets include overhauling the current local licensing regime, reducing the ease of access to alcohol for under-18s and reviewing the pricing of alcohol.

The Alcohol and Young People Summit 2010 provides a timely opportunity for stakeholders and local practitioners including police, local authorities and health services to examine the new direction in the youth alcohol strategy. The conference will explore how the key objectives can be implemented effectively with other local policy priorities through a coherent partnership approach to achieve real progress in breaking the cycle of binge-drinking and violence that blights the lives of so many children and young people in this country.

Programme

Who Should Attend?

• Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships
• Community Safety Teams
• Neighbourhood Policing Teams
• Local Strategic Partnerships
• Town Centre Managers
• Anti-Social Behaviour Coordinators
• Police Service, Police Authorities & Fire Services
• Drug & Alcohol Action Teams
• Health Service Professionals
• Accident & Emergency Departments
• Youth Offending Teams
• Youth & Outreach Workers
• Youth Inclusion Teams
• Probation Officers
• Licensing Enforcement Officers
• Community Support Officers
• Children & Youth Services
• Domestic Violence Co-ordinators
• Families Services Officers
• Sure Start, Children’s Trusts & Children’s Centres
• Victim Support Representatives
• Social Workers & Social Services Officers
• Social Exclusion & Neighbourhood Renewal Teams
• Local Education Welfare Authorities
• Teachers & Head Teachers
• Neighbourhood Wardens & Co-ordinators
• Criminal Justice Practitioners
• Judges & Magistrates
• Legal Professionals
• Local Authority Officers & Councillors
• Central Government Departments & Agencies
• Equality & Diversity Practitioners
• Third Sector Practitioners
• Academics & Researchers