Launch of the new district wide Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP)
Launch of the new district wide Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) on Thursday 6th July at the Kennet Centre, Newbury. Starts at 1:30pm with an address from Cllr. Jeremy Cottam Chairman of West Berkshire Council.
The aim of the Community Alcohol Partnership, is to bring together and support local partnerships of councils, police, retailers, schools, health providers and community groups to reduce alcohol harm among young people, improve their health and wellbeing and enhance their communities.
The CAP brings together organisations including West Berkshire council, Thames Valley Police, schools, alcohol services and local retailers to reduce the crime, anti-social behaviour and harm caused by underage drinking. Some of the work we are already doing includes:
- Working alongside local retailers to prevent underage and proxy alcohol sales. Proxy sales are when a person aged 18 or over buys alcohol on behalf of an underage person
- Providing help, support and information for young people through youth services and local schools
- Carrying out police patrols and confiscating alcohol from young people in areas where there have been problems with youth antisocial behaviour
- Working with parents and communities to increase awareness about the risks of underage drinking and encouraging them to talk to young people about drinking
- Sharing information so all partners can act quickly when problems with alcohol related youth anti-social behaviour arise.
We aim to work closely with partnership organisations to provide alcohol health harm workshops in youth settings and provide good practice advice to retailers on development of a challenge 25 policy.
If you would like more information on the work of the Community Alcohol Partnership Team please contact us at TSAdvice@westberks.gov.uk
