Warning on under-age drinking
Licensees across Carmarthenshire are being warned about selling alcohol to under-18s ahead of the A-level and GCSE exam results.
Council licensing officers have been speaking to licensees and visiting a number of licensed premises in the county to remind them of their responsibilities.
In particular, if taking bookings for exam celebrations they need to make sure they have adequate measures in place to prevent the sale to or consumption of alcohol by under-18s.
Tackling underage drinking is a key priority for the Carmarthenshire Community Safety Partnership, which includes the council and the police.
A lot of work is underway to educate staff at licensed premises in relation to fake IDs.
Test purchasing exercises using child volunteers are also carried out throughout the year and have led to a number of successful prosecutions. Carried out by the council’s trading standards section, under-18s are used to buy alcohol to check that licensing laws are being followed.
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