Under-age Sales Homepage
Staffordshire County Council's Trading Standards team is working hard to stamp out underage sales of age restricted goods such as alcohol, cigarettes, fireworks, knives and DVDs/video games.
The team supports the Challenge 25 scheme.
This is a national scheme designed to cut underage drinking by asking anyone who looks under the age of 25 to show photo identification when purchasing alcohol from retailers, bars and pubs.
The scheme has been adopted by the Trading Standards Institute, Association of Chief Police Officers and a wide number of national retailers.
Acceptable forms of identification include passports, photo driving licences or proof of age cards bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) hologram, which is the hallmark indicating that the card issuer has passed a stringent and rigorous audit process carried out by Trading Standards Officers and can be relied upon.
Age restricted products are as follows:
Tobacco
Alcohol
National Lottery/Instants
Solvents/Cigarette Lighter Refills
Petrol & Petroleum Spirits
Fireworks
Knives
Aerosol Spray Paints
Videos & Computer Software - age restrictions according to film/video game certificate - 12, 15, 18
Illegal sales of cigarettes, alcohol and other products cause harm to children and problems in the community where they live. We can all help to protect children and prevent these problems. If you know where such illegal sales to children are taking place, please contact Staffordshire Trading Standards Confidential on 01785 330356.
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