Children and Young People Now:
The youth alcohol action plan was due to be released yesterday (13 May), but has now been put back to June. Last week CYP Now reported the child health strategy, which The Children’s Plan stated would be published in the spring, has now been delayed until the autumn (CYP Now, 7-13 May).
A source said a briefing on the youth alcohol action plan for figures in the children’s sector due to be held last week was cancelled at short notice. “They were very apologetic and told us that (they wanted) next week’s big story to be about education,” she said. “They said the plan would be released in June.”
Well, unless the government is holding different briefings for different bits of the children’s sector (always possible) I was at the briefing mentioned and it wasn’t cancelled.
That said it’s true the youth alcohol action plan won’t be out just yet.
Filed under: Government, alcohol , Youth Alcohol Action Plan
So is there another reason why the release has been postponed? More interestingly is there any advance notice about what the content might be?
I think the explanation at the end of the story – “it’s not finished” – is pretty accurate.
I’m afraid that I can’t say much about content, we were asked not to ahead of publication, but as soon as I can I’ll detail what it says.