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Monday, February 25, 2013

Scottish Borders Alcohol Profile 2013



The Scottish Borders Alcohol Profile 2013 has been produced by the Local Licensing Forum for consideration by the Scottish Borders Licensing Board. It provides data related to the five licensing objectives to inform and strengthen local licensing policy in line with the policy review due by November 2013 and allow informed decision making. The Profile provides details on alcohol consumption, availability, alcohol related antisocial behaviour police incidents, alcohol related attendances at the Emergency Department at Border General Hospital, and children and young people.

Under the Licensing Act, Police, Health and Local Authority have a duty to provide statistical information to support the development of licensing policy.  Alcohol statistics are available both nationally and locally relating to the five
licensing objectives.

 This report seeks to provide Scottish Borders Licensing Board with data related to the five licensing objectives to inform and strengthen local licensing policy in line with the policy review and allow informed decision making.

Although we are beginning to see improvements, Scotland still has a high level of alcohol-related harm compared to the rest of the UK and Western and Central Europe. Therefore using Scotland as a bench mark for Scottish Borders is not a challenging comparator. The Scottish Health Survey 2011
shows that within Scottish Borders:

 􀂃 43% of adults drink out with the recommended government limits

 􀂃 23% of adults drink to hazardous or harmful levels.


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