Second National Alcohol Conference
27 & 28 November 2007
The 2nd National Alcohol Conference was held in Leeds at the end of November 2007, bringing together a wind range of key note speakers to give their insights into the best ways to tackle the problem of alcohol related offending.
The speakers included:
- Chief Superintendent Richard Mann – The Home Office
- Sir Norman Bettison – Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police
- Ziggy Macdonald, Head of the Home Office Anti-Social Behaviour and Alcohol Unit
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison- ACPO
- William Atkinson, Head Teacher, Phoenix High School
- Keith Lawrance, Alcohol and Violent Crime Delivery Manager for Safer Leeds
- Martin Wolstencroft, Arc Inspirations
Contents
Below is a running order of the days events, along with copies of some of the powerpoint presentations used by this years speakers.
DAY ONE - Tuesday 27th November 2007 - 14.30pm
Keith Lawrance, Safer Leeds - Welcome
Chief Superintendent Richard Mann, The Home Office - Introduction
Sir Norman Bettison, Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police - officially opened the event.
Ziggy Macdonald, Head of the Anti Social Behaviour and Alcohol Unit – Overview of the National Alcohol Strategy
This session started with an overview of the main aims and objectives of “Safe. Sensible. Social". Then the next steps in the National Alcohol Strategy, followed by a review of progress in delivering the main priority actions, including who the Unit have been working with to achieve this. Concluding with an overview of the current political climate and likely implications for public policy.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison - ACPO – An overview and update on the ACPO position in relation to alcohol and licensing
Topics such as PASS, under-age sales, polycarbonate, the role of enforcement in delivering change and ACPOs view of the new Alcohol strategy were covered.
William Atkinson, Head Teacher – Phoenix High School
William is a man with a formidable reputation in the education world - an Ofsted poster boy for what a head teacher should be like. The inspiration behind the Lenny Henry Character in the 1999 BBC Series of Hope and Glory, William Atkinson will talk about how he turned failing West London's Phoenix High School around.
Workshop 1 - Refusing Alcohol to Under 18's!
Joe Curran - Evening Economy Manager Liverpool City Centre - Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Workshop 2 - Safe, Sensible, Social. National headlines and priorities - local delivery
Senyo Agbohlah - Alcohol Strategy Manager - The Home Office
Workshop 3 - Responsible retailing + responsible drinking = the end of licensed retail as we know it?
Cathie Smith - Director of BIIAB - the Professional Body for the Licensed Retail Sector
Workshop 4 - The Licensing Act from an Industry perspective 'myth and reality '
Rob Hayward OBE - Chief Executive - Beer and Pub Association
Keith Lawrance- Safer Leeds and Martin Wolstencroft -Arc Inspirations - Local initiative The Otley Run
How the trade and the Crime Disorder Reduction Partnership's work together to reduce the levels of disorder on a well known pub crawl in Leeds.
Keith Lawrance – Safer Leeds - Overall summary of day one and a question and answer panel session.
DAY TWO - Wednesday 28th November 2007 - 10.30am
Keith Lawrance, Safer Leeds – Open and Welcome.
David Sheehan, Development Manager, Department of Health
Paddy Whur, Partner, Walker Morris Solicitors
Workshop 5 - Cumulative Impact Zones-Do they help or hinder the development of a safe and quality night time economy?
Paddy Whur - Partner - Walker Morris Solicitors
Workshop 6 - Tackling Violent Crime Programme - Effective Practice Guide
Andy Pownall & Amanda Dellar - National Fieldworkers for Tackling Violent Crime Programme
Workshop 7 - A Health Perspective
David Sheehan - Development Manager - The Department of Health
Workshop 8 - Problem Venues and the Use of ASB Legislation
Keith Lawrance - Alcohol and Violent Crime Delivery Manager for Safer Leeds and Superintendent Peter Nicholson - West Yorkshire Police
Last update: Tuesday, December 11, 2007