Issue - meetings
Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy (recommended from Partnership Board for Health & Wellbeing)
Meeting: 11/04/2012 - Cabinet (Item 204)
Partnership Board for Health and Wellbeing, at its meeting on 15th June 2011, resolved to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Wellbeing that he adopt the refreshed Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy on behalf of the Council. The Cabinet Member has referred the decision to Cabinet.
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Additional documents:
- Appx 1 Refreshed Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy, item 204
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- Appx 2 Action Plan, item 204
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Minutes:
Councillor Simon Allen in proposing the item, emphasised the social, health and economic harm suffered because of alcohol dependency.
Councillor David Dixon seconded the proposal and referred to the major problem of cheap alcohol drunk at home before going out.
Councillor Tim Ball said that alcohol destroyed families; and cheap alcohol destroyed children’s lives. He felt that the government must move to reduce the alcohol levels in drinks.
Councillor Simon Allen thanked the Public Health Team for their hard work and the Cabinet for their support over the issue.
On a motion from Councillor Simon Allen, seconded by Councillor David Dixon, it was
RESOLVED (unanimously)
(1) To ADOPT the Refreshed Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for B&NES; and
(2) To AGREE the key priorities.
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