General Websites
Institute of Alcohol Studies
www.ias.org.uk
We are an independent organisation with the broad aim of increasing knowledge of alcohol related issues in society. Our main work is based around helping to bridge the gap between the scientific evidence on alcohol and the wider public.
We want to make all the evidence accessible to anyone with an interest in alcohol – politicians, reporters, health professionals, students, youth workers and others – and to advocate for effective responses that will reduce the toll of alcohol related issues and problems in society.
Alcohol Policy UK
www.alcoholpolicy.net
A weblog maintained by Libby Ranzetta (Ranzetta Consulting), which contains updates on news and views from the UK alcohol field and beyond. It provides updates on the latest developments in alcohol harm reduction strategies across the board: licensing, health, treatment, housing, education, social care, community safety, crime and disorder, workforce development and regeneration.
Ranzetta Consulting has developed the “Licensing Toolkit” in collaboration with Alcohol Concern. “Licensing Toolkit: Measuring the Impact” www.licensingtoolkit.org.uk
Alcohol Concern
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse. They work to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm and to increase the range and quality of services available to people with alcohol-related problems.
North West Public Health Observatory
www.nwpho.org.uk
The North West Public Observatory (NWPO) is part of The Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO).It provides a forum for disseminating good practice, sharing methodologies, coordinating action and providing a focus for links with national organisations.
The NWPHO fulfils a regional public health information and intelligence function supporting the work of public health professionals, local authorities and providers of healthcare and other services. The lead areas they address for the APHO are alcohol, substance use, violence and working with the health protection agency.
Recent Alcohol Profiles for England compiled by the NWPHO can be found here:
www.nwph.net/alcohol/lape/
The Information Centre
www.ic.nhs.uk
The Information Centre or Health and Social Care (The IC) was created in April 2005 out of the former NHS Information Authority and the Department of Health Statistics Unit.The Information Centre collects, analyses, and distributes facts and figures for the various health and social care communities in the UK.
Statistics on Alcohol (England) for 2006 can be found here:
www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/alcoholeng2006
Information on Ambulance Services (England) 2005/2006 can be found here:
www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/ambulanceserv06
Home Office
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
The Home Office is the government department responsible for the police in England and Wales, national security, the justice system and immigration.
Police Recorded Crime Statistics, as well as findings from the British Crime Survey (BCS) can be found here:
www.crimestatistics.org.uk
Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds
The role of the Research, Development, and Statistics Directorate (RDS) is to manage research and collect statistics on a number of themes, including crime, policing, justice, immigration, drugs and race equality.
Information on Alcohol Related Crime and Disorder can be found here:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/alcohol1.html
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
www.culture.gov.uk
The Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) has responsibility for government policy on the arts, sport, the National Lottery, tourism, libraries, museums and galleries, broadcasting, film, the music industry, the press, licensing, gambling and the historic environment.
It also has responsibility for the Licensing Act 2003
www.culture.gov.uk/about_us/tourismleisure/licensing_act.htm
Department of Health
www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/AlcoholMisuse/fs/en
The Alcohol Policy team at the Department of Health is responsible for all policy addressing the problem of alcohol misuse insofar as it affects the health of people in England.
Department for Communities and Local Government
www.communities.gov.uk
This new department (formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) was created in May 2006 with a remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government.
The Civic Trust
www.civictrust.org.uk
The Civic Trust to encourages high standards of planning and architecture and is concerned with the quality of the built environment and its impact on people.
Recent Research “Town and City Centres and the Evening and Late Night Economies” can be found here:
www.civictrust.org.uk/evening/index.shtml