Published 12 November 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a2499
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2499

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MPs call for end to cheap alcohol promotions to reduce crime

Zosia Kmietowicz

1 London

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A cross party group of MPs has called for a ban on promotions of cheap alcohol at pubs and clubs and an end to supermarket discounts on alcohol to reduce drink fuelled disorder.

The home affairs select committee said that it was concerned about the pressure that easy access to cheap alcohol was putting on police.

In 2007 alcohol was 69% more affordable in the United Kingdom than it was in 1980, says the committee’s report into policing in the 21st century. Altogether 45% of victims of violence describe their assailant as under the influence of alcohol, says the report.

Although little evidence shows that a change in the licensing laws, introduced in 2005 and that allowed licensed premises to stay open longer, has led to more alcohol related offences, "there is certainly a strong perception among police forces that alcohol related violence is on the increase" on the streets . . . [Full text of this article]


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