Website of the Department of Health

The Home Office

The Home Office have policy responsibility for alcohol related crime, the confiscation of alcohol from young people, retail of alcohol to minors, breath analysis devices and youth justice.

• Alcohol-related crime (opens new window)
• Alcohol Misuse - Policing (opens new window)

Department of Transport

There's no excuse for drink driving. Any amount of alcohol affects your ability to judge speed and distance and slows down reaction times.

• THINK! Drink Driving (opens new window)

Department for Children, Schools and Families

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has published a Youth Alcohol Action Plan to improve alcohol advice to parents and young people, and to tackle the problem of underage drinking.

• Department for Children, Schools and Families (opens new window)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has responsibility for alcohol and entertainment licensing.

• Alcohol Licensing (opens new window)

European Commission: Alcohol in Europe

Alcohol is a key public health and social concern across the Community. Europe has the highest proportion of drinkers in the world, the highest levels of alcohol consumption per population and a high level of alcohol-related harm.

• European Commission: Alcohol in Europe (opens new window)

Alcohol Advice

Know Your Limits

The Government has launched its biggest ever advertising campaign on alcohol and health.  The new Know Your Limits campaign raises awareness of units and provides advice for when you have a drink.

• Know your limits (opens new window)

Alateen

Alateen is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.

• Alateen (opens new window)

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experiences with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

• Alcoholics Anonymous (opens new window)

Alcohol Concern

Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse. They work to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm and to increase the range and quality of services available to people with alcohol-related problems.

• Alcohol Concern (opens new window)

National Association for Children of Alcoholics

The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA) provides information, advice and support to children of alcoholics and people concerned with their welfare through its free, confidential telephone Helpline (0800 358 3456).

• National Association for Children of Alcoholics (opens new window)

National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome UK

The National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome UK is dedicated to eliminating birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and to improving the quality of life for children, adults, families, carers and communities affected by Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

• National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - UK (opens new window)

Drinks Industry

Drinkaware

The Drinkaware Trust is an independent UK-wide, public-facing body with the objective of positively changing public behaviour and the national drinking culture to help reduce alcohol misuse and minimise alcohol-related harm.

• Drinkaware Trust (opens new window)

Portman Group

The Portman Group is supported by the UK’s leading drinks producers.  They are concerned solely with the social responsibility issues surrounding alcohol. 

• The Portman Group (opens new window)

Practitioners

Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals

The Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (FDAP) is the professional body for practitioners working with people with substance use problems.

• Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (opens new window)