A new poster campaign to help licensees raise awareness of the laws on buying alcohol for a drunken person, or knowingly selling alcohol to a person who is drunk, has been launched. As well as supporting staff, the posters will raise public awareness, helping to ensure a safe and sociable drinking environment for all.
Two new posters – free
The BBPA has worked with National Pubwatch and Drinkaware, with input from the Home Office, to create the two new designs, which can be downloaded free of charge from the BBPA’s website (hyperlink). They are also available on the National Pubwatch website for local Pubwatch scheme members to download and will be made available to the Government’s 20 Local Alcohol Action Areas and to BBPA member companies to promote or distribute to their pubs.
It is an offence under the Licensing Act 2003 to knowingly sell alcohol to a drunk, or to obtain alcohol for a drunken person for consumption on a licensed premises. The two posters address each of these two issues in an open and accessible way for both customers and staff.
The posters form part of a range of initiatives from the BBPA and the wider industry, to promote responsible drinking and help pubs operate responsibly. These include giving customers a wider choice of lower-strength products and smaller servings, providing alcohol unit-awareness information in pubs and working to prevent underage sales through the industry’s successful ‘Challenge 21’ campaign.
Crime Prevention Minister Lynne Featherstone said:
“Raising awareness of the law is a key part of tackling the significant problems around drunken and disorderly behaviour.
“We challenged the alcohol industry to do more to promote responsible drinking and I welcome the British Beer and Pubs Association’s (BBPA) campaign.
“The cost of alcohol-related harm to society is unacceptable and the Home Office, together with Pubwatch and Drinkaware, supported the BBPA on this work to help raise awareness of the criminal offences around selling alcohol to, and buying alcohol, for a person who is already drunk.”
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