Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP) 2016 Impact Report

Community Alcohol Partnerships 2016 Impact Report was issued on 14 November 2016 at the start of Alcohol Awareness Week, and shows how CAPs are having apparently significant impacts on crime, anti-social behaviour, litter, feelings of safety and reductions in underage purchasing of alcohol in CAP areas.                                                                                                                             

Evaluations on the impact of these partnerships show that on average, in CAP areas

• alcohol-related youth anti-social behaviour fell by 40%
• confiscations (police seizures) of alcohol from under 18s drinking in public fell by 85%
• attempted purchase of alcohol by under 18s fell by 75%
• attempted “proxy purchase” of alcohol by adults on behalf of children fell significantly (ranging from 41% - 65%)

The full report can be found here:  2016 Impact Report

Community Alcohol Partnerships schemes are set up to tackle underage drinking and the resulting harm to local communities. All schemes are managed and delivered locally via partnerships between local authorities, police, retailers, schools and neighbourhood groups and health providers, offering a flexible model tailored to fit the needs of each community. All schemes incorporate a mixture of education, enforcement, community engagement and the provision of diversionary activities for young people. It is now nine years since the first CAP was set up in St Neots in 2007. Between 2014 and 2016 the number of CAPs more than doubled and by the end of 2016 there will be 124 across the UK.