Scottish Ministerial Advisory Committee on Alcohol Problems

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The Scottish Ministerial Advisory Committee on Alcohol Problems is a Departmental advisory committee chaired by Tom McCabe, the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. The Committee meets 3 or 4 times a year. They "Advise the Scottish Executive on policy, priorities and strategic planning in relation to tackling alcohol misuse in Scotland." [1]

The committee focuses on specific Scottish themes and undertakes (via the Secretariat) work on topics of particular concern or specific relevance to Scotland. It is a platform for dissemination of best practice, establishes funding priorities, identifies gaps in research.


Members

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Notes

  1. ^ Alcohol Information Scotland Website SMACAP Last Accessed 31st July 2007
  2. ^ Ibid 1