COMPULSORY SOBRIETY PILOT
The offender’s consumption of alcohol
was a contributing factor in the offence;
The offence took place in – AND
the offender resides in – Lambeth,
Southwark, Croydon or Sutton;
The offender is not alcohol dependent.
CONSIDER USING THE
ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE
MONITORING REQUIREMENT
From July 2014, AAMR (Alcohol
Abstinence Monitoring Requirement)
will be trialled across the South
London Justice Area – Croydon,
Lambeth, Southwark and Sutton.
If offenders are found guilty of
an offence where alcohol was a
significant factor in the crime, they
can be tagged with a transdermal
tag and monitored by probation.
To find out more visit London.gov.uk/mopac/sobrietypilot
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
london.gov.uk/mopac/sobrietypilot
ABOUT THE PILOT
WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE AAMR?
LASPO 2012 introduced the Alcohol Abstinence
Monitoring Requirement (AAMR), which is a new
sentencing option to tackle the significant problem
of alcohol-related offending in London.
An order containing an AAMR is not to be
used on:
This innovative pilot will test the requirement
and will be the first time compulsory sobriety is
enforced in the UK. The AAMR is an additional
tool that will support you in sentencing nondependent drinkers.
This is a ground-breaking project and never
before has this happened in the UK. It is historic
in many ways. If successful it may revolutionise
the manner in which you approach the punitive
sentencing elements of alcohol-related offending.
The pilot, which will take place in Croydon,
Lambeth, Southwark and Sutton, is the first
mandatory sobriety scheme anywhere in the UK
and aims to reduce alcohol-related reoffending
in the area.
• Those dependent on the
use of alcohol
• Those who commit domestic
violence-related offences.
USING AAMR
Police Officers
Please highlight that alcohol was a contributing
factor in the offence.
Magistrates
Where the offence is alcohol-related, you may ask
the Probation Officer to consider AAMR the in the
pre-sentence report.
Probation Officers
Assess eligibility using AUDIT Tool and if suitable
recommend an AAMR in the pre-sentence report.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE AAMR?
An order containing AAMR is aimed at a
specific cohort of offenders:
• those convicted of alcohol-related offences
stemming from the night-time economy
For more information on the Compulsory
Sobriety Pilot visit:
www.london.gov.uk/mopac/sobrietypilot
• repeat drink-driving offenders
or email:
• those convicted of alcohol-related violence
offences or where alcohol was a significant
factor in the offence.
[email protected]
london.gov.uk/mopac/sobrietypilot