Alcohol research - Alcohol industry influence on UK alcohol policy

Alcohol industry influence on UK alcohol policy: a new research agenda for public health, Hawkins B, Holden C and McCambridge J, Critical Public Health (2012), 22:3, 297-305

“This article addresses corporate influence on UK alcohol policy and its implications for public health. UK alcohol policy is characterised by a multiplicity of agencies and actors responsible for formulating and implementing various aspects of policy at different levels of government, including at the EU level. Within the UK, alcohol policy now falls under the remit of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with some responsibilities retained by the UK Government. In England, responsibility for alcohol policy is shared between various departments including the Home Office and the Department of Health (DoH). The Treasury, meanwhile, sets the levels of duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on alcohol across the UK”

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