Common use of The Issue Clause in Contracts

The Issue. Alcohol misuse is recognised as a major social problem. It is a truly cross-cutting issue which pervades all sectors of our community and places significant and disproportionate demands on many Community Planning Partners – both in terms of budgets and operational resources. More importantly, it adversely affects the lives and opportunities of thousands of Glaswegians in terms of health, jobs, education, crime, violence, anti-social behaviour, fire and housing. The contributory role that alcohol plays in a wide range of adverse social consequences has been well documented in reports by the Director of Public Health, Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer. Given its cross-cutting nature, alcohol misuse can only be addressed through a strong partnership response. The CPP is ideally placed to bring additional collective resources to bear on the identified outcomes and deliver local solutions whilst also working with Scottish Government and other national bodies to influence the national policy, legislative, and cultural agendas. Specifically, the opportunity exists for a high level political, civic and multi-agency focus to the challenge of improving the city’s relationship with alcohol, and sustaining this focus and commitment for lifetime of the ten year Single Outcome Agreement. Glasgow has the highest alcohol-related hospital admissions rate to acute services in Scotland (1,488 per 100,000) and also the highest alcohol-related death rate (77.8 per 100,000). Alcohol- related mortality has nearly tripled since the early 1980s and alcohol-related hospital admissions have more than quadrupled in Glasgow. Glasgow has one of the fastest growing liver cirrhosis mortality rates in the world and has experienced a substantial rise in alcohol-related harm. Around 40% of Accident & Emergency attendances in Glasgow are alcohol related. The Mental Health in Focus5 report from Glasgow Centre for Population Health reports that mental health-related alcohol deaths are 23% higher in Glasgow City compared with Scotland. The harm caused by current patterns of use of alcohol is extensive, with negative outcomes ranging across health (increased mortality and morbidity), child development and child protection, family wellbeing (e.g. creating major burdens of care for family members as well as services), safety and criminal justice including social disorder and domestic violence, economic and employment related impacts, environmental (e.g. litter) and threats to community wellbeing (e.g. civic pride and having a safe and nurturing environment in which to work, play and socialise). Four-fifths (80%) of all persons brought into police custody are under the influence of alcohol. In 2010, almost 29,000 alcohol related crimes/offences were detected within Glasgow, with disorder offences accounting for 41% of this total and violent offences accounting for 46%. A recent study of alcohol and violence and young male offenders6 found that 57% of offenders blamed alcohol for their offending and 81% of offenders who had used a weapon to injure someone were under the influence of alcohol at the time. In 2011/12, over 1,300 people were found Drunk and Incapable (D&I) within the Glasgow area7, with a large concentration of these in the city centre. Scottish Fire & Rescue (SFR) data shows that alcohol consumption is responsible for a significant number of accidental fires in dwellings and fire casualties in the home and is often the underlying cause of fire related anti-social behaviour. It is clear that if alcohol problems can be addressed community fire safety will improve and there would be a corresponding reduction in demand for the services of SFR. The financial implications of a single fire fatality are currently estimated to be around 5 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xx/publications/filter/health%20profiles?aq=mental+health&tag=Health+profiles 6 Survey for Scottish Prison Service, XxXxxxxx, 2007 7 Covering A, B and C divisions

The Issue. Alcohol misuse is recognised as a major social problem. It is a truly cross-cutting issue which pervades all sectors of our community and places significant and disproportionate demands on many Community Planning Partners – both in terms of budgets and operational resources. More importantly, it adversely affects the lives and opportunities of thousands of Glaswegians in terms of health, jobs, education, crime, violence, anti-social behaviour, fire and housing. The contributory role that alcohol plays in a wide range of adverse social consequences has been well documented in reports by the Director of Public Health, Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer. Given its cross-cutting nature, alcohol misuse can only be addressed through a strong partnership response. The CPP is ideally placed to bring additional collective resources to bear on the identified outcomes and deliver local solutions whilst also working with Scottish Government and other national bodies to influence the national policy, legislative, and cultural agendas. Specifically, the opportunity exists for a high level political, civic and multi-agency focus to the challenge of improving the city’s relationship with alcohol, and sustaining this focus and commitment for lifetime of the ten year Single Outcome Agreement. Glasgow has the highest alcohol-related hospital admissions rate to acute services in Scotland (1,488 per 100,000) and also the highest alcohol-related death rate (77.8 per 100,000). Alcohol- related mortality has nearly tripled since the early 1980s and alcohol-related hospital admissions have more than quadrupled in Glasgow. Glasgow has one of the fastest growing liver cirrhosis mortality rates in the world and has experienced a substantial rise in alcohol-related harm. Around 40% of Accident & Emergency A&E attendances in Glasgow are alcohol related. The Mental Health in Focus5 Focus4 report from Glasgow Centre for Population Health reports that mental health-related alcohol deaths are 23% higher in Glasgow City compared with Scotland. The harm caused by current patterns of use of alcohol is extensive, with negative outcomes ranging across health (increased mortality and morbidity), child development and child protection, family wellbeing (e.g. creating major burdens of care for family members as well as services), safety and criminal justice including social disorder and domestic violence, economic and employment related impacts, environmental (e.g. litter) and threats to community wellbeing (e.g. civic pride and having a safe and nurturing environment in which to work, play and socialise). Four-fifths (80%) of all persons brought into police custody are under the influence of alcohol. In 2010, almost 29,000 alcohol related crimes/offences were detected within Glasgow, with disorder offences accounting for 41% of this total and violent offences accounting for 46%. A recent study of alcohol and violence and young male offenders6 offenders5 found that 57% of offenders blamed alcohol for their offending and 81% of offenders who had used a weapon to injure someone were under the influence of alcohol at the time. In 2011/12, over 1,300 people were found Drunk and Incapable (D&I) within the Glasgow area7area6, with a large concentration of these in the city centre. Scottish Strathclyde Fire & Rescue (SFR) data shows that alcohol consumption is responsible for a significant number of accidental fires in dwellings and fire casualties in the home and is often the underlying cause of fire related anti-social behaviour. It is clear that if alcohol problems can be addressed community fire safety will improve and there would be a corresponding reduction in demand for the services of SFR. The financial implications of a single fire fatality are currently estimated to be around 4 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xx/publications/filter/health%20profiles?aq=mental+health&tag=Health+profiles 5 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xx/publications/filter/health%20profiles?aq=mental+health&tag=Health+profiles 6 Survey for Scottish Prison Service, XxXxxxxx, 2007 7 6 Covering A, B and C divisions