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Trading Standards Service
Regulatory Service
•Advisory role
•Enforcement role
Licensing Act 2003
The Four Licensing Objectives
•The prevention of crime and disorder
•Public safety
•The prevention of public nuisance
•The protection of children from harm
Age verification
• Advice to retailers• Photo ID
(Passport, Driving Licence, Pass Card)• Various schemes
‘Challenge 21’, ‘Challenge 25’ • Many retailers now adopting ‘Challenge 25’• In store notices
Licensing Act 2003
Trading Standards – under age sales
•Section 146 A person commits an offence if s/he sells alcohol to an individual aged under 18.
•Section 147 A person who knowingly allows the sale of alcohol to an individual aged under 18 commits an offence.
•Sections 147A New offence of persistently selling alcohol to an individual aged under 18
Test Purchasing
• LA 2003 allows an underage test purchase • Intelligence led approach• Working with the police• Sanctions:
£80 penalty notice
Prosecution
Fine, suspension of licensable activity
Licence Review
Weights and Measures
• Alcohol - prescribed measures
• Stamped measures
• Mandatory conditions (Licensing Act)
• Notices
Weights and MeasuresPrescribed measures (and multiples thereof)
Beer, lager, cider
pint, half pint third of a pint
Gin, rum, whisky, vodka
25 ml or 35 ml
Wine
125 ml or 175 ml
Fortified wine
50ml or 70ml
Mandatory Conditions• Introduced in October 2010, • drinks must be available in the following
measures:• beer or cider - half pint• gin, rum, vodka or whisky - 25ml or 35ml (it is
not permitted to have 25 and 35 ml on the same premises)
• still wine in a glass - 125ml
Consumer Protection• General obligation to give
sufficient information to customers to enable them to make an informed decision prior to purchasing
- Descriptions
- Prices
Simon Coupe
Warwickshire Trading Standards Service
Old Budbrooke Road
Warwick
CV35 7DP
01926 414024