Identity Document

Deltic Group announces digital ID partnership with Yoti

13-Dec-2017 By Stuart Stone

Digital identity app Yoti and the UK’s largest nightclub chain Deltic have announced a partnership that offers customers a safer way to prove their age on a night out.

What is digital ID app Yoti and what could it mean for pubs?

10-Nov-2017 By Stuart Stone

New app Yoti - Your Own Trusted Identity - which hosted a launch party at London’s Victoria House on Thursday (9 November), allows customers to leave their passports and driving licenses at home by uploading ID documents to a secure app on their phone....

Legal advice: What you can, can't and must accept as ID

24-Jan-2017 By Poppleston Allen

Identity cards have come of age. Here's what you need to know on the legality of accepting proof-of-age identification.

LEGAL

Home Office urges young people not to use passports as ID

22-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Home Office has urged students and young people not to use a passport to verify their age in pubs and clubs.

Legal

Advice: Adhere to age check routine

22-Feb-2016 By Poppleston Allen

Now the busy Christmas period is out of the way, it is worth reminding your staff about their legal responsibilities in terms of selling alcohol to any person under the age of 18.

Home Office wants all pubs to accept new proof of age card

11-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

A Home Office minister has said he wants a “100%” of pubs and clubs to accept the newly re-launched PASS proof of age card.

SBPA re-launches Challenge 25 campaign

06-Sep-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has re-launched its Challenge 25 campaign ahead of the Scottish Government expanding the range of valid forms of identification.

Home Office issues new guidance for pubs and doorstaff on false ID

31-Jul-2012 By Adam Pescod

The Home Office has issued new guidance on false identification and has clarified on the use of military ID for proof-of-age.

New Visa Prepaid Citizencard launched for use in pubs

24-Jul-2012 By Adam Pescod

A new government-backed ID card which can also be used for payments has been launched, and will be available for people to use in pubs and clubs.

Doorstaff guidance on false identification documents to be revised

06-Jun-2012

The Home Office is revising its guidance on training door supervisors to identify and seize false identification documents, to reflect revised legislation on the issue.

SBPA questions new ID card proposals in Scotland

18-May-2012

The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has questioned the “practical benefit” of introducing further forms of ID that can be used to prove age in Scotland.

Identity crisis?

07-Nov-2011 By Gurjit Degun

The Proof of Age Standards Scheme was hailed by the trade when it was introduced, but many hosts are still baffled by what forms of ID are acceptable and genuine customers are being turned away. Gurjit Degun reports

New guidance for pub ID checks

24-Feb-2011 By John Harrington

The Home Office has released guidance to help pubs and doorstaff spot and deal with ID that's used fraudulently to buy alcohol. The 44-page...

PASS: pubs missing out on 1.5m customers

22-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun

Pubs are missing out on over half a million legitimate customers because they do not accept PASS cards.

James Brokenshire backs PASS ID cards

22-Sep-2010 By John Harrington

Home Office minister James Brokenshire has urged operators to accept PASS (Proof of Age Standards Scheme) cards as ID for alcohol sales.

PASS cards available to National ID card holders

28-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Makers of a PASS card — used as ID in pubs — are offering their cards for free to any holder of a National ID Card. It follows news that the...

Queen's Speech: how it affects pubs

25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

A ban on the sale of below cost-alcohol and giving police extra powers to deal with problem premises are on the cards.

Child arrested for using false ID in pub

12-May-2010 By John Harrington

A 17 year-old girl has been arrested for fraud for allegedly using someone else's ID to try to buy alcohol in a bar. It's believed to be among the...

1 in 7 teens would pay for ID

27-Apr-2010 By John Harrington

Just one in seven 18 and 19-year-olds would be prepared to pay for a national ID card, which has been billed as useful ID for buying alcohol. That's...

Telford & Wrekin Council offers free ID cards

20-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Telford and Wrekin Council has launched a free Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) ID card for students at local schools.

Test purchasing: playing it by the book

08-Apr-2010 By Peter Coulson

I now have the latest edition of the LACORS code on test purchasing, which confirms the police are not playing it by the book, says Peter Coulson.

Doorstaff urged to confiscate dodgy ID

18-Mar-2010 By John Harrington

Doorstaff are being urged to confiscate ID that is used by under-18s to try to buy alcohol. The Security Industry Authority (SIA), which regulates...

Prosecuting the underage better than focus on lent IDs

23-Feb-2010 By Peter Coulson

MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers the legality of pursuing those who lent their ID to family or friends.

PASS hits back at ID card survey

17-Feb-2010 By John Harrington

The man heading the national ID card scheme PASS has criticised a new survey that claims just 4% of young people would use the scheme. A poll of...

One in five use fake ID

03-Feb-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

One in five teenagers have purchased fake ID over the internet in a bid to buy alcohol, a new survey has claimed.

Requests for National ID cards increase

25-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit

More than 23,000 application packs for National ID cards - billed as the ideal ID for alcohol sales - have been requested. The news comes as the controversial scheme is set to be rolled out in London on 8 February.

ALMR: industry will be "well rid" of irresponsible offers

19-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has welcomed a proposed ban on "irresponsible" drinks promotions, arguing that such offers give...

Liverpool strikes blow to national ID roll-out

14-Dec-2009 By John Harrington

Councillors in Liverpool have struck a blow to the Government's national ID card scheme, which could be used to check the age of customers in pubs....

'Outrageous' doorstaff blasted by PASS chief

26-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Doorstaff have been slammed for humiliating young adults and potentially harming pub businesses by the chairman of the Proof of Age Standards Scheme...

Government 'misled' over national ID cards

23-Sep-2009 By John Harrington

Campaigners have accused the Government and officials of misleading businesses over the effectiveness of new national ID cards for avoiding underage...

National ID card 'will replace others in pubs'

11-Sep-2009 By John Harrington

National ID cards will eventually replace current ID used to buy alcohol in pubs, says the man heading the national ID card roll-out. Identity and...

Thousands have registered interest" in ID cards, says Identity & Passport Service

10-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ

Several thousand people have expressed interest in buying one of the government's non-compulsory ID cards, according to the department responsible...

Police urged to help pubs over fake ID

20-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Police chiefs are being urged to issue national guidelines to help licensees deal with the issue of confiscating fake and false ID. The issue...

PASS ID cards have 'infinite future'

03-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney

PASS (Proof of Age Standards Scheme) accredited ID cards have an "infinite future" despite the on-set of National ID cards.

Payne: 'It's time for new ID guidelines'

09-Jul-2009 By John Harrington

A trade leader says the industry and authorities should re-think which ID pubs should accept to avoid underage sales. Tony Payne suggested...

ID cards will help fight against underage drinking

01-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney

National ID cards will benefit the fight against underage drinking, according to Home Secretary Alan Johnson. From 2011-12, ID cards will roll out...

Couple jailed for running fake ID factory

23-Apr-2009 By John Harrington

A couple have been jailed for running a "factory" producing fake ID used by youngsters to buy alcohol, in a landmark prosecution. Adrian Holmes and...

Call for pubs to embrace ID card scheme

24-Feb-2009

The chief executive of the country's largest ID card scheme, CitizenCard, has called for increased partnership with pubs on the 10th anniversary of...

'Make acceptance of PASS ID cards mandatory'

24-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

Allowing licensees to choose which forms of ID they accept makes a nonsense of Government attempts to combat underage sales. That was the stern...

SIA criticised over support of ID cards

16-Oct-2008 By Tony Halstead

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has been rapped for a half-hearted acceptance of the licensed trade's Proof Of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) identity card.

PASS appoints first director

08-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney

The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) has appointed Kate Winstanley as its first director and administrator.

Police to arrest fake ID users

24-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney

Police in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire have warned they will arrest teenagers using fake or false ID to gain access to pubs and clubs. The move will be...

Home Office seeks young people's views on ID cards

10-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney

The Home Office has launched a new website to discuss national identity cards with young people. The website, www.MyLifemyid.org, aims to explore...

Licensees to get help to identify fake ID cards

17-Apr-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

£20,000 to get ID check scheme going Pubs will be sent "crib cards" to help staff identify genuine proof-of-age ID. A total of 175,000 cards have...

National Theatre

14-Feb-2008

"Together we are stronger."Cliches are only clichés because they are true - and that's certainly true for National Pubwatch. Licensees, local...

Faking It

18-Oct-2007

Last month industry watchdog the Portman Group announced that it would stop distributing its own proof-of-age cards.It cited falling demand as the...

Ban websites that sell false IDs, says TSI

12-Jul-2007 By John Harrington

Trading Standards Institute calls for a ban on websites selling "novelty" IDs and says make it an offence to use one

LETTERs

21-Jun-2007

Crack down on the ID fakers I refer to the article by Ewan Turney on fake ID card holders (Morning Advertiser, 31 May 2007). Scunthorpe Pubwatch is...

29 John Grogan chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (43) Robert Humphreys secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (43)

31-May-2007

Why they are on the list: Selby Labour MP John Grogan continues to provide the industry with a vital voice at Westminster where he has proved a...

Scanners help stop underage drinking

08-Feb-2007

Pubs are turning to new technology in an attempt to weed out underage drinkers attempting to enter licensed premises. New ID scan machines are being...