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Government threatens 'wo strikes and out' law.
(From Off Licence News)
Retailers who twice sell alcohol to children could face losing their licence under new laws proposed by the government.
The tougher approach was announced by secretary of state for culture Andy Burnham as the DCMS published its Licensing Act review.
Burnham said: "We will change the offence of persistently selling alcohol to a person under 18 from three strikes to two strikes in three months." The offence of persistently selling alcohol to children was introduced into the Licensing Act through the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. Currently, retailers selling alcohol to children three times in three months can be found guilty of the offence, but the government will now change that to two occasions. Penalties currently include a fine of up to AGBP10,000, suspension of premises licence of up to three months and 48-hour closure by police.
However, Burnham indicated authorities could take a tougher stance in future. "This means that any seller ...
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