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30th January 2009: Children under fifteen should be banned from alcohol, according to England's chief medical officer

England's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson is worried about the affect of alcohol on over 600,000 teens who drink at least once a week. The new advice is aimed at clearing up confusion among parents about the issue.

Sir Liam says the guidance, to be launched by Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Health Secretary Alan Johnson, draws on medical research as well as evidence on the impact of alcohol on children and young people.

 

Dr Donaldson said research obtained from surveying parents said drink could seriously affect brain development in the young. He also added that the research highlighted the importance of families encouraging a healthier attitude towards drink, setting clear boundaries and values and controlling their own consumption of alcohol.

 

But the plans have come under criticism. Kevin Woods, the director of Christian alcohol education charity Arcade, tells Premier the proposal won't make the impact many are looking for: “I don’t think it will stop binge drinking as it’s done by young people outside of parental control and sometimes outside of any other control within society. What we really need to focus on is equipping young people with life skills.”

 

According to Government figures, children aged 11 to 17 in the UK drink more than once a week and around one in five 15-year-olds say they first got drunk when they were 13 or younger.

 

Laurence Hennesey, a former addict who now runs Christian charity Breaking Free Ministries says many alcoholics start drinking at an early age which can cause a number of problems in their adult lives: “Some young people just go through a phase but a lot of others go on into their adult life and end up physically addicted. Usually young people are psychologically dependent upon alcohol but as they progress into their adult life they become physically addicted and that’s when the problems begin to kick in.”

 

The Government says the guidance is open to consultation and could be changed.

 

An eye-opening and very readable study conducted for the DCSF in may 2008 on impact of alcohol consumption among young people. Exec summary is very useful. Read the full report at http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR067.pdf

 

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