Do you:

Yes? Then you're in the right place. There is increasing concern about the adverse effect under-age smoking, alcohol consumption and substance abuse has on the health and safety of young people and the whole community.

As a trader, you and your staff can be prosecuted for selling these kind of products to anyone who is under-age.

So, if you are unsure as to the age of a customer, demand to see valid proof of age which can be a CitizenCard or Validate UK Card. For more detailed information about the cards visit:

www.validateuk.co.uk

www.citizencard.net

All the information and advice you need to comply with the law, including best practice guidelines and staff training records are available on this website. If you have any queries please contact trading standards.

Staff Training Records

The following Staff Training Records are available in PDF format:

Alcohol [PDF 349KB]
Alcohol will not be sold to anyone under 18

Gas lighter refills and solvents [PDF 1.73MB]
Gas lighter refills will not be sold to anyone under the age of 18

Fireworks [PDF 293KB]
Fireworks will not be sold to anyone under the age of 18

Plug ins and Viewers

In order to read the documents linked from this page you will need Word (for doc format) or Adobe Acrobat reader (for pdf format). You can download these free of charge by going to plug-ins and viewers

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