asked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they will take, following the consultation on the KPMG Review of the Social Responsibility Standards for the Production and Sale of Alcoholic Drinks, to combat alcohol-related harm; and whether they have reached a decision on a mandatory code for the industry. [HL5592]
The Government are currently considering the responses to the Department of Health consultation, Safe, Sensible, Social—Consultation on Further Action, which considers the KPMG report and mandatory code issues. An announcement will be made in due course.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people in England and Wales were (a) fined more than £250, and (b) received the maximum penalty of £500 for refusing to stop drinking or to surrender alcohol in a public place in each year since 2005. [HL5671]
The number of people receiving a fine for refusing to stop drinking or refusing to surrender alcohol in a public place can be found in the attached table.
Data for 2007 will be available in November 2008.
England and Wales Number of persons Fine amounts Offence description Year Under £250 Over £250 £500 Total Alcohol consumption in designated public places 2005 63 - - 63 2006 59 - - 59
These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.
1. Principal offence
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, S.12
Source: OMS Analytical Services
21-Oct-08
Ref: sent381-08
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Against how many people in England and Wales proceedings were commenced for the offence of obtaining alcohol for a person who was drunk in each year since 2005. [HL5672]
The number of individuals proceeded against for the offence of obtaining alcohol for a person who was drunk can be found in the attached table.
Data for 2007 will be available in November 2008.
2004 2005 2006 - 1 1
(1) These data are on the principal offence basis.
(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
(3) The statutes used in the above table are:
Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 S.3 Sch. Para 7.
Licensing Act 2003 S. 142.