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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
Time: 11:48 am
Time: 11:48 am
Results for alcohol service laws
1 results foundAuthor: Hughes, Karen Title: Identifying drunkenness and preventing sales of alcohol to intoxicated customers in Manchester Summary: Across the UK, drunken anti-social behaviour in city centre nightlife demands large police resources and places heavy burdens on local authorities, health services, businesses and communities. In order to tackle alcohol-related problems in nightlife in the city of Manchester, a wide range of innovative measures have been implemented to improve the management of bars and nightclubs, create safer night time environments, and help revellers get home safely after a night out. Whilst such measures have shown success at reducing alcohol-related violence (e.g. Wheater et al, 2005), and have been recognised nationally as good practice in managing night time environments (Strategy Unit, 2004), there is growing recognition that excessive drunkenness itself needs to be tackled if long term prevention is to be achieved. Despite the fact that the service of alcohol to intoxicated individuals is illegal, the high levels of drunkenness seen in town and city centre nightlife across the country suggest that this law is often not upheld. Identifying intoxication and refusing service to individuals who are drunk can be difficult for busy bar servers, yet there is no recognised guidance and no current requirement for bar staff to be trained in this matter. Further enforcement of the law preventing service to drunks can be complicated for police, as illegal sales can be difficult to both detect and prove. In order to explore the service of alcohol to intoxicated individuals among bar staff in Manchester, the Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moores University was commissioned by Greater Manchester Police City Safe team to conduct a survey of bar servers working in the city (n=87 analysed questionnaires). A second, smaller survey was also undertaken of police (n=15) working in Manchester's nightlife environment to identify current perceptions and practice in enforcing alcohol service laws. This report provides the findings of both surveys and discusses their implications. Details: Liverpool: Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University. 2008 23p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 20, 2017 at: http://www.cph.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/identifying-drunkenness-and-preventing-sales-of-alcohol-to-intoxicated-customers-in-manchester.pdf Year: 2008 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.cph.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/identifying-drunkenness-and-preventing-sales-of-alcohol-to-intoxicated-customers-in-manchester.pdf Shelf Number: 113592 Keywords: Alcohol Service LawsAlcoholism Anti-Social Behavior Drunk and Disorderly Conduct Drunkenness Nightime Economy |