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Transport Committee Report on Drink and Drug Driving Law

In its first report to the new parliament, the Transport Committee is calling on ministers to strengthen police enforcement of the drink-drive limit. They also call on...

Transport Committee Report on Drink and Drug Driving Law

Transport Committee Report on Drink and Drug Driving Law In its first report to the new parliament, the Transport Committee is calling on ministers to...

Treasury publishes review of alcohol taxation

Tax to be increased on high strength beers, but reduced on low strength beers.

Professor David Nutt and colleagues reiterate: Alcohol more harmful than heroin…”

This data was presented last year and resulted in the sacking of Professor David Nutt from his position as Chief Adviser to the Government’s Advisory Council on the...

Public enquiry needed into parental alcohol misuse claim charities

A new report by national charities, Alcohol Concern and The Children’s Society calls for a national inquiry into the impact of parental alcohol misuse on children, as...

The Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE 2010)

The Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE 2010) have been released  by the North West Public Health Observatory, based in the Centre for Public Health at Liverpool...

Coalition government consults on reform of Licensing Act

Proposals for tough new measures to crack down on problem premises and more powers for local communities to influence licensing decisions were unveiled by the government today.

Review of alcohol taxation and pricing

The Government is committed to reviewing alcohol taxation and pricing to tackle problem drinking without unfairly penalising pubs, responsible drinkers or local industry. Here you can find further...

30% of Children Scared by Adults’ Drinking

30% of Children Scared by Adults' Drinking A survey by BBC's Newsround found that almost a third (30%) of children feel scared when they see adults...

Emergency Budget: Alcohol Duty Freeze

In his emergency budget delivered today, Chancellor George Osborne has announced that that there will be no increase in alcohol duty at this time and that the...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) calls for the introduction of minimum pricing of alcohol

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), sometimes called the UK Government’s 'health watchdog’, has called for the introduction of minimum pricing of alcohol and for...

Statistics on Alcohol: England 2010

The latest alcohol statistics for England have just been published by the NHS Information Centre.

Responsibility for alcohol remains shared between government departments

Measures to regulate the sale of alcohol are included in the Crime and Policing section of the Coalition's 'Programme for Government', but licensing remains within the remit...

Obituary – Professor Brian Prichard CBE

We regret to report the death of Professor Brian Prichard, the Chairman of the Institute of Alcohol Studies from its foundation in 1981. Professor Prichard qualified in...

To reduce the risk of cancer, drink less alcohol

UK as bad as the US for lifestyle-related cancers.

UK Budget: Alcohol Duty

The Chancellor of the Exchequor has stuck to the alcohol duty escalator announced in the 2008 budget, and increased duty on most alcoholic drinks by 2% above...

Alcohol Excluded from Product Placement

Following opposition from the Institute of Alcohol Studies, amongst others, the culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has excluded alcohol, smoking accessories, junk food (foods high in fat, sugar...

Government too close to drinks industry

After nearly a year's investigation, the health select committee has called for a radical overhaul of alcohol policy in the UK.

NHS Briefing – Too much of the hard stuff: what alcohol costs the NHS

Consumption of alcohol in the UK has increased by 19 per cent over the last three decades1 and is now higher than in any other European...

Drink surveys ‘grossly underestimate’ nation’s drinking by equivalent of 44 million bottles of wine per year

Alcohol Concern Press Release Drink surveys ‘grossly underestimate’ nation’s drinking by equivalent of 44 million bottles of wine per year Drinkers in the UK consume...