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# Council puts super strength alcohol on the agenda
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/council-puts-super-strength-alcohol-on-the-agenda/
- Published: 2013-10-28T08:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2013-11-10T22:35:21.000Z
- Description: Licensing and trading standards officers at Brighton & Hove City Council are working with Sussex Police to develop a voluntary scheme for businesses where they can join together to limit the availability of super-strength alcohol in the city. The Sensible on Strength scheme would encourage licensed
- Author: Besi
- Tags: Health, News

![Brighton & Hove Council](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/web-600116.jpg)

Licensing and trading standards officers at Brighton & Hove City Council are working with Sussex Police to develop a voluntary scheme for businesses where they can join together to limit the availability of super-strength alcohol in the city.

The *Sensible on Strength* scheme would encourage licensed businesses to voluntarily stop selling beer, lager and cider above 6% alcohol by volume (abv) and put in place other good practice measures including a refusals system, CCTV and documented training.

Limiting the availability of super-strength alcohol would help promote all four of the city’s licensing objectives through an accredited scheme and a campaign, backed by the council and police and welcomed by local residents and businesses.

Sales of super-strength alcohol can cause significant problems for street drinkers. In August the council revoked a licence from an off-licence following representations from the local community for systematically selling super-strength alcohol to street drinkers.

![Cllr Stephanie Powell](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/web-600117.jpg)

Cllr Stephanie Powell

**Councillor Stephanie Powell, chair of the city’s Licensing Committee, said:**

> *“We have been working on this scheme for some time, through our licensing activities and contact with residents, the police, businesses and councillors.*  
>  
> *“As a result I will be asking for a proposal to be brought to the next Licensing Committee on November 21\. If agreed, we will launch the voluntary scheme shortly afterwards.*  
>  
> *“Over the summer our officers talked to local businesses and more than 60 have already volunteered to take super-strength alcohol off their shelves, which is very encouraging.”*

**Chief Inspector Simon Nelson, added:**

> *“We know that super-strength alcohol is bought with the sole intention of getting drunk fast, and this has a profound effect on both the community and those who are alcohol dependent. A vast majority of licensed traders in the city work closely with us to run lawful, successful businesses but we all need to recognise that super-strength products have no part to play within responsible trading. We ask that all of the off-licenses work closely with us to do what is best for our communities, particularly the vulnerable, who count on us to do the right thing.”*