A new Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) highlighting the risks of underage drinking to children and young people has been launched in Govan.  The official launch took place on Wednesday February 2025, at Asda in Govan.

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‍CAPs are partnerships between police, local authorities, schools, and retailers who work together to highlight the risks of underage drinking and improve the health and wellbeing of local children and young people.  Partners in the new CAP include Police Scotland, Glasgow Life, Govan Youth Information Project, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Govan High School.  The CAP in Govan will work to educate young people about underage drinking and help them to make better decisions about issues such as alcohol, drugs and anti-social behaviour.  Working with local retailers, the CAP also aims to prevent underage sales and ‘proxy’ sales, where adults buy alcohol for under-18s.  

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To help with this work, people staying in Govan are being encouraged to share their views about young people and alcohol by completing an anonymous online survey which can be found here.

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Police Constable Keiran Trayner from the Community Policing Team at Govan said: “There’s no doubt that young people can face difficult challenges in their lives, particularly around alcohol and drugs. We must encourage conversations with young people, parents and carers about underage drinking and the associated risks and harm.”

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“This CAP will build on the good work already being carried out in the area to allow the whole community to be better informed about the harm alcohol can cause and to help young people by ensuring they have the confidence to make the right decisions.”

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‍Kate Winstanley, Director of CAP said “We know from extensive research that underage drinking can lead to lots of challenges for young people in their education, relationships, health and also in later life.  We also know that the work CAPs do in local communities can help reduce things like the supply of alcohol to children, alcohol-related anti-social behaviour and underage street drinking.  That’s why it’s great to see local partners coming together in this new CAP to highlight the risks of underage drinking and reduce alcohol harm among our young people.”  

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She continued: “We are looking forward to seeing the initiatives that the CAP is working on and to making an impact in the local community.”

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For media information, please contact: Samantha Patel, Communications Manager sam@communityalcoholpartnerships.co.uk.

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