Serve Legal Press
Bar staff rely on door staff for ID checks
Gurjit Degun, Morning Advertiser, 15/12/2011
Bar staff are still relying on door staff to make sure that they are not serving underage customers – that’s according to new research from test purchasing company Serve Legal.
Forecourts improve test purchase pass rates
Forecourt Trader, 11/11/2011
Forecourt retailers have dramatically improved their performance in preventing underage sales of alcohol and cigarettes by adopting best retail practices, according to independent test purchasing company Serve Legal.
Pubs ‘in limboland on underage sales’
Ewan Turney, Morning Advertiser, 22/07/2011
Pub operators are in an “impossible” situation because of the inconsistent approach taken by local authorities to tackling underage sales.
Serve Legal Client Sastisfaction Survey Results
Serve Legal, 24/06/2011
Top marks received in client satisfaction survey.
Calling time on the under-age lawbreakers
Laura Chesters, The Independent on Sunday, 15/05/2011
Serve Legal founders' intimate knowledge of pubs has created a £2m business employing 1,500 18-year-olds.
Are two entrepreneurs better than one?
Charles Orton-Jones, Real Business, 28/04/2011
A look into the people behind Serve Legal
Serve Legal to address Euro conference on underage drinking
Ewan Turney, Morning Advertiser, 13/04/2011
Test purchasing company Serve Legal is to address a major European conference on tackling underage drinking today.
Stings plan to curb ‘proxy’ alcohol sales
Ewan Turney, Morning Advertiser, 24/03/2011
Local authorities are set to unveil new undercover stings to clamp down on so-called “proxy” purchases of alcohol.
ID failure is most likely for young busy males
Ben Cooper, The Grocer, 12/03/2011
Convenience stores have caught up with supermarkets in correctly enforcing ID checks for age-restricted products, with a 77% pass rate in tests carried out last year, according to the results of a new survey seen exclusively by The Grocer.
Self-regulation plan for vigilant booze retailers
Sonya Hook, The Grocer, 11/12/2010
The government is considering letting retailers and pubs conduct their own test-purchasing operations to stop underage sales of alcohol if they can show consistently strong pass rates, The Grocer has learned.
Age Legislation Press
The challenge of vetting under-18s
Peter Coulson, Morning Advertiser, 17/01/2012
The recent comment from an independent test-purchasing firm that pubs rely on doorstaff to vet under-18s is perhaps understandable for clubs and other entertainment venues with a strict ‘no-minors’ policy on entry.
ACS calls for government support on ID scheme
Forecourt Trader, 18/11/2011
ACS has called on retailers, retail staff and suppliers from across the convenience sector to support the new petition for Government action to support people carrying PASS approved ID.
Ban on cigarette vending machines in Wales
Adam Pescod, Morning Advertiser, 24/10/2011
A Welsh Government ban on the sale of tobacco from vending machines in Wales has been approved and will come into force on 1 February 2012.
Licence reviews up 19%; fall in revocations
John Harrington, M&C Report, 16/08/2011
The number of alcohol licence reviews in the on-trade increased 19% last year, fuelled by a rising number of requests from police.
Community Alcohol Partnerships expanded
Robin Mannering, Convenience Store, 12/07/2011
Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP) aimed at tackling underage drinking will be significantly expanded with an increased budget and will be run under the leadership of the government’s communities adviser Baroness Newlove.
Under-18s can help solve drink issues
Ewan Turney, Morning Advertiser, 01/07/2011
Under-18s and their parents can make the greatest contribution in combating underage drinking, a new consultation on test purchase operations has said.
Machines and age restrictions
Peter Coulson, Morning Advertiser, 25/05/2011
The recent warning about underage use of gaming machines is well timed, because it is clear that in certain parts of the country pubs are being targeted for enforcement action.
£5,000 fine for underage gaming
Gurjit Degun, Morning Advertiser, 23/05/2011
Licensees could face a £5,000 fine if they are caught allowing under-18s to use gaming machines in their pubs.
LBRO Consultation on Test Purchasing
Coinslot International, 04/05/2011
LBRO considering a move to self-regulation in a consultation on under-age sales in June.
Work with us on underage drinking
Paul Charity, Morning Advertiser, 21/04/2011
Morning Advertiser: Editor's Comment
Key Quotes
"News of two-strikes-and-your-out policies are rattling nerves"
The Publican
"Failing to ask for ID can put you out of business – but many retailers still take a chance"
Nigel Huddleston, Off Licence News
"We need a culture change about drinking, with everyone from parents, the alcohol industry and young people all taking more responsibility"
Ed Balls, Children’s Secretary