Binge-drinkers too drunk to look after themselves could be thrown into a 'drunk tank' for the night - and charged up to £400 for the privilege, it has been announced.
The proposal would see police and NHS staff freed up and would be a commercially-run operation.
Adrian Lee, the chief constable of Northamptonshire and the Association of Chief Police Officers' lead on tackling alcohol problems, proposed the idea yesterday, a month after the idea was first shared by Humberside Police and...
