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Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

Answer

The number of penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) issued, and the number of defendants proceeded against at the magistrates court for the offences of selling alcohol to a person under the age of 18, purchasing alcohol while under the age of 18, and purchasing alcohol on behalf of someone under 18 can be found in the following table.

Number of defendants¹ proceeded against at magistrates courts and the number of penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) issued for selected alcohol related offences²,³,4 England and Wales, 20065,6
Offence code	Offence	Proceeded against	PNDs issued
142/03,143/52,143/79 and 143/80	Selling alcohol to a person under 18²	1,199	3,195
143/16 and 143/82	Buying alcohol when under 18³	15	73
143/17 and 143/83	Buying alcohol on behalf of person under 184	32	467
	Total	1,246	3,735
¹ Includes other defendants, for example companies and public bodies.
² Includes the following offences and statutes:
Holder of occasional permission or his agent knowingly selling to, knowingly allow consumption by or allowing any person to sell intoxicating liquor to a person under 18. Selling etc intoxicating liquor to person under 18 for consumption on the premises.
(Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 Schedule (Sec 3) para 4(1). Licensing Act 1964 Sec 169(1))
Sale of alcohol to a person under 18
(Licensing Act 2003 S.146(1))
Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to a person under 18
(Licensing Act 1984 Sec 181A(1) as added by Licensing Act 1988 Sec 17)
Allow sale of alcohol to an individual under 18
(Licensing Act 2003 Sec 147(1) & (5))
³ Includes the following offences and statutes:
Person under 18 buying or attempting to buy or consuming intoxicating liquor.
Person under 18 buying or consuming intoxicating liquor in licensed premises
(Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 Schedule (Sec 3) para 4(2)
Licensing Act 1964 Sec 169(2))
Purchase of alcohol by an individual under 18
(Licensing Act 2003 S. 149(1X7a))
4 Includes the following offences and statutes:
Buying or attempting to buy intoxicating liquor for consumption by a person under 18
Purchasing intoxicating liquor for consumption by person under 18 in bar
(Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 Schedule (Sec 3) para 4(3)
Licensing Act 1964 Sec 169(3))
Person who buys or attempts to buy alcohol on behalf of an individual under 18
(Licensing Act 2003 S149(3,4,7b))
5 These data are on the principal offence basis
6 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.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

479 c595-8W;479 c593-6W; 206386

Session

2007-08

Subjects

Alcoholic drinks Young people

Link

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