Press/Media

Coverage in Vapour Magazine (pages 36-39) The article covers work serve Legal carry out with retailers to keep vape products out of the hands of under 18s. VIEW ARTICLE →

• 1 in 3 on-trade mystery shoppers aren’t asked for ID

• Drop in on-trade and total alcohol pass rate comes despite rise in commitment to independent auditing

• Off-trade pass rate remains static despite increase in volume of auditing

• 1 in 10 consumers would boycott venues if they saw underage sales taking place unchecked

• Online retailers trail bricks and mortar operators, failing half of age check audits

• Serve Legal urges action on the ground to improve compliance

One in five teens buying knives are not ID'd checked, tests find

Sky News 12/06/19

RETAILERS STEP UP AGE CHECKS AS GOVERNMENT ACTS ON KNIFE CRIME

Press release 12/06/19

• 76% increase in independent age check audits as government acts to reduce violent crime

• Retailer pass rate for mystery shopper knife audits jumps to 82%

• Over 1 in 10 consumers would boycott stores if they saw underage sales taking place unchecked

• Online retailers trail bricks and mortar stores, failing half of age check audits

• Serve Legal confident that retailers can do better.