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<p>Guidance from England’s Chief Medical Officer for healthcare professionals is clear
that an alcohol-free childhood is the healthiest and best option. The Department promotes
this through online platforms such as the NHS.UK website, the Talk to FRANK online
resource, and the GOV.UK website. Local authorities promote these guidelines as part
of their public health duties. As part of the Government’s 10-year drug strategy,
the Department has an ambition to support 5,000 more children and young people in
receiving treatment than at the start of the strategy in March 2022.</p><p>The Department
for Education’s statutory guidance, <em>Relationships education, relationships and
sex education and health education</em>, became mandatory in September 2020. Through
this, education on drugs, alcohol, and tobacco became compulsory at state-funded primary
and secondary schools, teaching children and young people how to manage influences
and pressure, and keep themselves healthy and safe. To deter individuals selling alcohol
to a person aged under 18 years old, the maximum fine for the offence of persistently
selling alcohol to children was increased from £10,000 to £20,000, under section 147A(8)
of the 2003 Licensing Act.</p>
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