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Written question asked by David Ruffley (Conservative) on Monday, 3 September 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 September 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 1 October 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Alcoholic Drinks: Children

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences were recorded in respect of retailers selling alcohol to those aged under 18 years in each year since 1997; how many police cautions were issued; and what the average fine levied was.
Original answer

[holding answer 10 September 2007]: Information on the number of recorded offences of retailers selling alcohol to those aged under 18 years. Such offences are summary and are not included in the police recorded crime statistics.Statistics for the number of police cautions issued and the average fine have been provided by the Ministry of Justice and are given in the table for 1997-2005. Data for 2006 will be available in the autumn of 2007.

Retailers selling alcohol to those aged under 18
Number of police cautions issued¹,² Average fine (£)
1997 171 227
1998 76 212
1999 69 194
2000 53 206
2001 48 208
2002 59 249
2003 63 253
2004 101 238
2005 98 246
¹ These data are on a principal offence basis. ² Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative databases generated by the police. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

It has since been corrected.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
154984; 463 c2352W (478 3-4MC)
Session
2006-07
Related items
Ministerial corrections
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Written corrections
House of Commons
Alcoholic Drinks: Children
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Notes
Answer corrected at 26 June 2008 Vol 478 3-4MC
Subjects
Children Alcoholic drinks
Link
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