Friday, August 18, 2006
MINES A DOUBLE
DULWICH RESIDENTS A CUT ABOVE THE REST NEW STREET DRINKING CURBS TO EXCLUDE DULWICH WARDS OR COULD BE OPEN ALL HOURS ?Making Southwark a safer place tackling alcohol related disorder FOLLOWING IS PRESS RELEASE FROM SOUTHWARK
The consultation process regarding the proposed introduction of a borough wide alcohol control area has now closed and a decision has been made.
More than 500 people provided feedback about the proposal and the council would like to thank everyone who took the opportunity to have their say about the issue.
New powers to confiscate alcoholSouthwark Council will introduce greater powers to penalise and confiscate alcohol from nuisance drinkers following a decision by council assembly to approve an alcohol control area. The decision will affect all areas of the borough with the exception of the three community council wards in Dulwich.
The new powers mean police will be able to confiscate alcohol from anyone causing a nuisance in public and if they refuse to stop drinking they can be arrested and prosecuted. The control area is expected to be introduced in November 2006.
To find out more, read the  report (96kb) that was presented to the council assembly.
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What is the issue? A local authority, working with the Metropolitan Police, can impose an alcohol control area in any public space where public drinking causes a nuisance or disorderly behaviour.
A borough wide alcohol control area will tackle anti-social behaviour caused by alcohol misuse and is one way of reducing nuisance and disorder in your neighbourhood. This plan is aimed at enforcing these issues in specific areas with flexibility to prevent spreading the problem to other areas.
How will the alcohol control area be controlled? The police and community wardens will have additional powers to deal more effectively with people drinking alcohol and causing a disturbance. They can ask people to stop drinking alcohol in the area and if they continue to do so the police and community wardens will have the powers to confiscate it.
The maximum penalty is £500 for people who refuse to stop drinking in a public space in the area.
Can I still have a drink in a public space? Yes. The plan is not aimed at stopping local residents from enjoying a social drink in a park, celebrating at festivals and sporting events or drinking outside a pub in space set aside by pub landlords.
Cathy Bruce
Alcohol strategy co-ordinator
Tel: 0207 525 7250
daat.team@southwark.gov.uk
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100 Borough High Street
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