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Alcohol industry expert network

Alcohol Industry Expert Network.

Alcohol Ltd is building a carefully screened alcohol industry expert network of independent specialists who can help us test policy assumptions, interpret evidence and understand practical impacts across the UK alcohol sector.

Applications open

Independent alcohol industry advice, not access brokerage

The Alcohol Industry Expert Network is for people with deep subject-matter experience who can provide advisory input on policy, trade, regulation, enforcement, public health, sustainability, workforce and sector operations.

It is not a lobbying-access channel. Experts must not contact public officials for Alcohol Ltd, offer introductions, share restricted information, or use a current or former public role to influence decisions.

Where paid work is commissioned, it will be scoped in writing, paid at fair market value and subject to conflicts, lobbying and anti-bribery checks.

Alcohol industry expertise we are looking for

  • Alcohol duty, excise, customs and HMRC process
  • Licensing, trading standards and enforcement practice
  • International trade, tariffs and market access
  • Public health policy, harm reduction and consumer protection
  • Packaging, sustainability and supply-chain compliance
  • Hospitality, retail, production and distribution economics

Suitable alcohol policy advisory work

  • Briefing Alcohol Ltd on publicly available evidence, market context and technical practice.
  • Reviewing policy assumptions, consultation drafts and research questions.
  • Helping us understand practical impacts across producers, hospitality, retail and consumers.
  • Identifying published sources, datasets and case studies that improve policy quality.

Work we will not accept

  • Contacting ministers, officials, regulators, parliamentarians or public bodies on our behalf.
  • Providing confidential, privileged or non-public government information.
  • Arranging introductions, meetings or access to public officials.
  • Influencing procurement, licensing, enforcement, grants or regulatory decisions.
  • Accepting success fees, contingent payments, gifts, hospitality or political donations.

People who should not apply

  • Current ministers, civil servants, special advisers, parliamentary staff, regulators, law-enforcement officials or public procurement officials.
  • Current elected representatives or public office holders whose role touches alcohol, licensing, trade, health, tax, enforcement or public procurement.
  • Anyone currently advising, regulating or inspecting the alcohol sector on behalf of a public authority.
  • Anyone who would breach an employment contract, public-duty obligation, code of conduct or confidentiality requirement by joining.

Application checklist

The full application page asks for detailed information before we consider any expert advisory work. Please do not send confidential documents, unpublished government materials, client-sensitive data or third-party personal data.

  • A short CV or biography.
  • Your areas of expertise and any relevant publications, public evidence or practical experience.
  • Current employment, board roles, advisory roles and material conflicts of interest.
  • Any current or recent public-sector role, including applicable cooling-off or Business Appointment Rules restrictions.
  • A completed public-office, conflict-of-interest, anti-bribery and confidentiality declaration.

Apply to join

Register interest in the Alcohol Industry Expert Network

Joining the network does not create employment, membership, a lobbying mandate or a guarantee of paid work. The application page sets out the full information, screening declarations and safeguards we need.

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Alcohol Industry Expert Network FAQs

What is Alcohol Ltd's Alcohol Industry Expert Network?

It is a screened advisory network for independent specialists who can provide evidence-led input on alcohol policy, regulation, trade, licensing, tax, sustainability, workforce and sector operations.

Who can apply to join the alcohol industry expert network?

Applications are suitable for independent consultants, academics, retired specialists, practitioners and other subject-matter experts with relevant public evidence, publications or practical sector experience.

Is the network a lobbying or government-access role?

No. Experts must not contact public officials for Alcohol Ltd, arrange introductions, share restricted information, or use a current or former public role to influence decisions.

What alcohol industry expertise is most relevant?

Relevant areas include alcohol duty and excise, licensing and enforcement, trade and market access, public health policy, packaging and sustainability, hospitality, retail, production, distribution and sector economics.

Compliance basis

This page is not legal advice. It explains how Alcohol Ltd intends to screen expert network participation against lobbying transparency, anti-bribery, conflicts, confidentiality and public-duty restrictions. We may decline any application where the compliance position is unclear.

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