Briefings

Briefing on Women's Health and Alcohol

Alcohol Harm Prevention Levy Oct 24

Liver Disease Briefing Oct 24

Briefing on liver disease and alcohol.

MUP Briefing Sept 24

Alcohol Marketing Briefing Sept 24

Emergency Response Briefing Sept 24

Briefing for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Briefing: Alcohol Advertising in Outdoor and Public Spaces

Alcohol Labelling July 24

MUP infographic

Alcohol Treatment Briefing

Briefing on Alcohol Treatment

The Impact of Alcohol Marketing on People in Recovery

The Impact of Alcohol Marketing on People in Recovery

Protecting Children and Young People from Alcohol Marketing

Alcohol Sponsorship

Briefing on Alcohol Sponsorship

Alcohol Display and Promotion in Shops

Briefing on alcohol display and promotion in shops

Emergency Response Briefing

Briefing on Emergency Response

AFS and SHAAP MUP briefing September 2023

Joint AFS and SHAAP briefing summarising the evidence on MUP so far. September 2023.

MUP briefing Jun 2023

Joint AFS and SHAAP briefing summarising the evidence on MUP so far. June 2023.

MUP briefing May 2023

Joint AFS and SHAAP briefing summarising the evidence on MUP so far. May 2023.

MUP briefing Apr 2023

Joint AFS and SHAAP briefing summarising the evidence on MUP so far. April 2023.

Emergency response required to prevent deaths from alcohol

Joint briefing from Alcohol Focus Scotland and 35 other organisations on the need for the Scottish Government to take emergency action to prevent alcohol deaths. April 2023.

Briefing: Alcohol Marketing Restrictions in Scotland

Updated Licensing Guidance 02.23

Briefing on the updated Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 Section 142 Guidance. February 2023.

Impact of alcohol marketing on people in recovery

Briefing on the impact of alcohol marketing on people with (or at risk of) an alcohol problem from alcohol marketing. February 2023.

Make Your Voice Heard - PIR

Practical guide for people in recovery or those supporting them to respond to the Scottish Government's consultation on alcohol promotion and advertising.

Make Your Voice Heard - CYP

Practical guide for children and young people or those supporting them to respond to the Scottish Government's consultation on alcohol promotion and advertising.

MUP Impact on Intended Effects

Brief report on the impact of alcohol minimum unit price on intended effects of the policy. January 2023.

Protecting CYP from alcohol marketing Jan 2023

Briefing on protecting children and young people from alcohol marketing and alcohol marketing expert network recommendations. January 2023.

Like a needle in a vineyard: Searching for health information on wine labels and websites

AFS and SHAAP Uprating MUP Briefing Nov 2021

Joint briefing MUP and Drug Use

Joint briefing on MUP and drugs from Alcohol Focus Scotland, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), Scottish Recovery Consortium and Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs.

NCD Prevention - Mapping Future Harm Briefing

Projected the levels of smokings, alcohol consumption and obesity, as well as the related disease burden of deaths and ill health from NCDs up to the end of this Parliamentary session.

Joint AFS SHAAP MUP letter to Minister of PH and CabSec Health with signatories 18.11.21

Joint AFS SHAAP MUP letter to Minister of PH and CabSec Health with signatories 18.11.21

AFS and SHAAP Uprating MUP Briefing Nov 2021

AFS and SHAAP briefing on uprating MUP

Reopening hospitality

AFS and Stirling uni Re-opening of hospitality - alcohol-specific risks and possible mitigation. June 2020

MUP mythbuster - two years on

Updated mysthbuster on MUP two years since its introduction

Licensing update - covid

Update on licensing during the covid-19 pandemic spring/ summer 2020

Two years on MUP briefing

Update on evidence so far two year on since the introduction of MUP

Alcohol marketing and its impact

What is alcohol marketing and its impact

Briefing - Review of annual functions reports 2018 - 2019

Findings of AFS’s review of the 2018-19 annual functions reports.

Briefing - Protecting Children and Young People from Alcohol Marketing

Protecting Children and Young People from Alcohol Marketing. September 2019.

Briefing on alcohol deaths definitions in Scotland.

Briefing on alcohol deaths definitions in Scotland. December 2018.

Briefing - Alcohol and Violent Crime

Background briefing on the links between alcohol and violent crime. September 2018.

Using the downloaded CRESH data

How to use the data downloaded from the CRESH WebMap.

How to use the Alcohol Outlet Availability Profiles & CRESH WebMap

How to use the Alcohol Outlet Availability Profiles & CRESH WebMap

Local uses for the alcohol profiles and CRESH Webmap

Find out how the alcohol outlet availability profiles and the CRESH Webmap can be used locally.

Alcohol availability and harm

Briefing on alcohol availability and harm in Scotland. (May 2018)

Briefing on NHS Burden of Disease Report

Background briefing on the NHS Health Scotland report on the burden of disease attributable to alcohol consumption in Scotland (February 2018)

Briefing on Minimum Unit Pricing

AFS briefing on minimum unit pricing following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling and Scottish Government consultation (February 2018).

MUP legal process

Joint AFS SHAAP MUP letter to Minister of PH and CabSec Health with signatories 18.11.21

AFS letter to Scotch Whisky Association Oct 2016

Letter to the Scotch Whisky Association following European Court decision on minimum unit pricing

Stage 3 Briefing Air Weapons and Licensing Scotland Bill

Alcohol Focus Scotland’s briefing for MSPs ahead of the stage 3 discussions on the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill.

Alcohol strategy debate

AFS briefing for MSPs ahead of the Scottish Parliament debate on Changing Scotland’s Relationship with Alcohol.

Alcohol Density and Harm FAQs

Frequently asked questions about research into the relationship between alcohol outlet availability and alcohol-related harm in Scotland and locally.

Stage 2 Briefing Air Weapons and Licensing Scotland Bill

Alcohol Focus Scotland’s briefing for MSPs ahead of the stage 2 discussions on the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill.

Alcohol Duty Escalator briefing

Briefing outlining why the alcohol duty escalator should continue to counter the trend of increasing affordability of alcohol that has been associated with rising consumption and harm.

Taxation and Minimum Pricing briefing

Alcohol taxation and minimum pricing are complementary pricing mechanisms. Evidence strongly indicates that taxation and minimum pricing together can deliver greater health and social benefits than taxation alone.

Children’s Recognition of Alcohol Marketing briefing

This briefing provides further detail on research commissioned by Alcohol Focus Scotland, Alcohol Concern, Balance North East and Drink Wise into primary school children’s recognition of alcohol brands.

Stage 1 Briefing Air Weapons and Licensing Scotland Bill

Alcohol Focus Scotland’s briefing for MSPs ahead of the stage 1 debate on the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill.