Community Alcohol Partnerships

Community Alcohol Partnerships exist to reduce alcohol harm in local communities from drinking by young people under 25, with a particular emphasis on preventing underage drinking.

This is achieved by a partnership approach embracing:

• Education for school-aged children and those up to the age of 25
• Engagement of the local community
• Entertainment appropriate positive activity for young people aged under 18
• Enforcement linked to Challenge 25 policy and preventing proxy purchase 
• Evaluation of CAP projects. 

The first Community Alcohol Partnership in Essex will launch in Tiptree autumn 2025 to protect children and young people from alcohol harm, enhance their health and wellbeing and improve local communities. 

Who is involved?

Local partners will come together to form the CAP, which includes the following:

• Essex Police
• Colchester City Council teams : Community Safety, Licensing, Neighbourhood Services
• District and parish councillors
• ECC Children's Services
• Thurstable Secondary School
• ECC Youth Service
• local retail providers 
• leisure and sports providers

CAP action plan (to follow)

The CAP action plan will be based on three key elements:

1. Provision of positive activities which promote positive activities for children and young people.
2. Alcohol education is key to raising awareness about the impact of underage alcohol consumption on health and society and the laws relating to children and young people and alcohol.
3. Responsible retail strategies, using retail best practices with close links to the Retail Alcohol Standards Group (RASG).

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