Youth drink guidance for parents

Parents in England are being advised on how much alcohol to give their children, part of a government drive to crack down on teenage drinking.

It will be the first time official advice has suggested an age and amount that children can drink safely.

Other parts of the plan - such as prosecuting parents who allow children to drink in public – were also released.

Continental culture

Average consumption by young people who drink has nearly doubled from 5.3 units in 1990 to 11.4 units in 2006, with a third saying that they drank to get drunk.

These new parental guidelines are intended to encourage a more moderate continental culture.

Other plans include widening existing police powers to disperse youngsters.

It could also become illegal for under-18s to be regularly found with alcohol.

Monday 2nd June 2008

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