New offence for under-18s of persistently possessing alcohol in a public place

Saturday 30 January 2010 at 9:23 am | In News | Post Comment
Alcohol, new powers for the police
From 29 Januayr 2010, police have new powers to tackle underage drinking, including making it easier for them to confiscate alcohol, move on groups of teenagers causing trouble and stop retailers selling to underage children.

The powers, introduced through the Policing and Crime Act 2009 include:

– confiscating alcohol from young people – by amending police powers to confiscate alcohol so that they no longer need to prove that the individual ‘intended’ to consume the alcohol;

– extending the police’s ability to issue ‘Directions to Leave’ so that they can be issued to people aged 10-15; and

– introducing a new offence for under-18s of persistently possessing alcohol in a public place;

– changing the offence of persistently selling alcohol to under 18s from three strikes within three months to two strikes in the same period.

Also coming into effect on 29 January are new powers for local councillors to tackle problem premises. In addition to the police and members of the public, local councillors will now also be able to call for a review to restrict or remove an alcohol retailer’s licence.

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