Under Age Sales
### VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED ###
Can you help stop knives, alcohol or cigarettes harming our children?
Trading Standards need young volunteers to see if shops in the borough will sell age restricted goods to children. Guidelines are in place to ensure that the children's welfare comes first, and it is a great learning experience. Ideally children in the age range of 12 to 16 are sought, but younger children can register interest, as work will be going on throughout the year.
Products we carry out test-purchasing surveys for include: alcohol, cigarettes, fireworks, knives, solvents, spray paints, and video-works.
If you have a child who would be interested in helping us, please contact the team for further information.
Retailers
You have the responsibility to trade within the law, ensuring all your staff are sufficiently trained and knowledgeable about the law, and protecting our children from the effects of these products. For further information and advice on training your employees please contact the team for further information.
Further advice from the Trading Standards Institute is found below (the external website will open in new window):
Restriction on the sale of knives and other bladed items
