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Age restricted sales

Certain products including alcohol, cigarettes, fireworks and spray paints cannot be sold to persons under specified ages.

We operate a programme of checks and enforcement at retailers and provide advice and leaflets to businesses. We can offer you a training course on a CD for your staff - please contact us.

In 2009/10 we undertook 162 test purchases of age restricted goods which resulted in 10 instant fines, 7 simple cautions and 4 prosecutions.

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