Community Alcohol Network …

Together we CAN make a difference

• For a six week period :– 916 reports of anti-social behaviour– 406 (44.3%) ‘youth’ related– 105 (11.4%) ‘alcohol’ related– 85 (9.2%) ‘alcohol’ & ‘youth’ related

You, Me And Alcohol In Accrington

• Reporting of incidents– Begin to rise at 3pm– Reduction between 4-5pm – Incidents begin to rise steeply and peak at 7pm

Can you explain this pattern?

End of school day

Going home for tea

Back out but dark and weather not good

You, Me And Alcohol In Accrington

• The hotspot areas are

– Arden Hall– Peel Park– Oakhill Park

You, Me And Alcohol In Accrington

• Of 406 reports of ‘youth’ related ASB– 117 were for rowdy or inconsiderate

behaviour– 38 were hoax calls– 86 were related to neighbours– 64 vehicle nuisance– 101 other

You, Me And Alcohol In Accrington

• These statistics and images present a negative picture of young peoples behaviour and reinforce stereotypes

• We want to challenge these by creating positive news stories about young people who live and go to school in Accrington

You, Me And Alcohol In Accrington

Alcohol The Law and Young People

To buy alcohol you have to be

18

If you attempt to buy alcohol

and you are not 18 you are

breaking the law

You could get an £80 fine

If you ask somebody over 18

To buy you alcohol and they do , they

are breaking the lawThey could get an

£80 fine

If you are under 18 & drinking alcohol in a public place

the police can take the alcohol off you and pour it away.

They may also take unopened

bottles from you

If you are aged 10-15 and drinking in a public place the

police can take you home to your

parents and give you a £30 fine

Any pub or shop that sells alcohol to

somebody under 18 breaks the law and can be fined up to

£5000. They could also lose their licence to

sell alcohol

If you are under 18 and working in a shop it is against the law for

you to sell alcohol without supervision.

You could be fined £80

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Proof of Age

• What forms of identification are retailers advised to accept ?

PassportPhoto driving licencePass accredited ID cards e.g.

CitizencardValidate

Would you like to help in stopping shops selling alcohol to young people who are

under age?

If you are aged between 13 -16 and you are interested in helping out, please call

David Johnnie at Trading Standards

01772 534373

Here to help…. • Early Break - Young Peoples Drug and Alcohol Service • Oswaldtwistle Youth & Community

Harvey StreetOswaldtwistle

Huncoat Youth Action ProjectWithin GroveAccrington BB5 6HX

New Era Youth and Community CentreParadise Street Accrington BB5 1PB

• What Now? - Information shop with signposting to local servicesenquiries@whatnow.co.ukwww.whatnow.co.uk

 • The Line

Free phone number available daily from 10am to 10 pm0800 511111www.q2a.co.uk

 FrankConfidential drugs information and advice 24 hrs a day. 0800 77 66 00 www.talktoFRANK.com

 

• Raising awareness of activities in the local community for young people

• Raising awareness in schools

• Work with the local media to make sure young people get fair representation

• Involve a range of local partners to make a difference to the local area

• Targeting police patrols where underage alcohol consumption and anti-social behaviour is an issue

• Trading Standards officers to support shopkeepers in refusing to sell to underage young people and anyone over 18 attempting to purchase for a young person