Test Purchase Operations

Under-18s can help solve drink issues

01-Jul-2011 By Ewan Turney

Under-18s and their parents can make the greatest contribution in combating underage drinking, a new consultation on test purchase operations has...

World Cup pub crackdown

28-May-2010 By John Harrington

The Government has urged police to increase enforcement of pubs before and during the World Cup, the Morning Advertiser can reveal. Random and...

One million under-18s refused drink in pubs each month

21-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil

BBPA: Trade making 'enormous effort'

Pubs refuse more than one million a month

21-May-2007

More than one million people a month are being turned away from pubs for being under 18 or failing to have the right proof of age, according to the...

LACORS seeks advice on lying

06-Mar-2006 By John Harrington

Local government chiefs are seeking the views of the Home Office before they chose whether to recommend children lie about their age in sting...

Staff training is key to avoiding under-age trap

10-Mar-2005

It still surprises me just how many licensees are failing test purchase operations which are being carried out by the police and trading standards...