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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca McCurdy

‘Minor updates’ made to alcohol report following review by statistics watchdog

PA Wire

Public Health Scotland has issued “minor updates” to a minimum unit pricing (MUP) summary document after the Scottish Conservatives submitted a complaint to the UK statistics watchdog.

Scottish ministers were accused of “cherry-picking” statistics to portray the positive impacts the flagship policy has had on alcohol deaths and hospital admissions following a report published in June.

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