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Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 5 December 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 December 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of retailers who have sold (a) tobacco and (b) alcohol products to underage customers in each local authority area in Hampshire since 2005.
Answer

Information on the number of defendants proceeded against for offences relating to the sale of (a) tobacco, and (b) alcohol to underage persons can be found in Table 1.In addition, information on the number of penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) issued to persons aged 16 and over for offences relating to the sale of (b) alcohol to underage persons can be found in Table 2.Court proceedings and PND data for 2007 will be available in the autumn of 2008.The Home Office does not routinely record or hold information in relation to the proportion of tobacco sales at the national or local level.Following the Tackling Underage Sales of Alcohol Campaign (TUSAC) 2007 the proportion of underage alcohol sales in Hampshire through the test purchase failure rate of targeted perceived problem premises was 15 per cent.

Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts for offences of selling alcohol, or tobacco to underage persons in Hampshire police force area for the years 2005 to 2006¹, ², ³
Statute Offence description 2005 2006
Licensing Act 1964 S.169 A and B as added by Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2001 S.1 Selling etc intoxicating liquor to person under 18 for consumption on the premises 11 2
Licensing Act 1964 S. 181 A(l) as added by Licensing Act 1988 S. 17 Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to a person under 18 — —
Licensing Act 2003 S.146 Sale of alcohol to person under 18 — —
Licensing Act 2003 S.147 Allowing sale of alcohol to person under 18 — —
Children and Young Persons Act 1933 S.7 Sale of tobacco etc to persons under 16 years — —
Total 11 2
¹ These data are on the 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 data systems generated by the courts and police forces. 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. ³ The Licensing Act 2003 came into force on 24 November 2005. Source: Court proceedings database held by RDS OCJR (Office for Criminal Justice Reform) - Ministry of Justice
Number of Penalty Notices for Disorder issued to all persons aged 16 and over, for the offence of sale of alcohol to a person under 18 in Hampshire police force area for the years 2005 and 2006¹
£80 ticket offences
Sale of alcohol to person under 18
2005 DA07 67
2006 DA18 109
¹ 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 data systems generated by police forces. 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. Source: Court proceedings database held by RDS OCJR (Office for Criminal Justice Reform) - Ministry of Justice

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
469 c944-5W; 172818
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Young people Tobacco
Link
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