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Town shops and bars fail tests
Almost half of licensed premises in Thame tested by police were caught selling alcohol to underage drinkers.
Police carried out a test-purchasing operation on 11 pubs, bars and shops in Thame on Friday May 9.
Details were only released yesterday.
The five failures were pubs Cross Keys, Nags Head and Six Bells, bar Ciao Baby and Sainsbury's supermarket.
Police issued £80 fines and summoned the management to attend a meeting with South Oxfordshire District Council to tackle underage sales.
Licensing officer Tony Cope said: "We will work with those premises that have failed for the first time to make sure their staff are trained correctly and the right processes are in place.
"If a licensed premise fails these operations three times, then we consider reviewing their licence and it can be revoked."
8:59am Friday 16th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Not surprised, Oxford on 8:43pm Fri 16 May 08
We all know this goes on all the time and until the penalties for selling booze to underage people are much stiffer these people will go on paying lip service to the law whilst ignoring it in reality. After all, all they want is the money, they don't have to clear up after the drunken little idiots do they? Most underage people get there booze from corner shops,and off licences, if they get caught selling to kids, close them down straight away for a month, a finacial penalty is the only language they understand.
We all know this goes on all the time and until the penalties for selling booze to underage people are much stiffer these people will go on paying lip service to the law whilst ignoring it in reality. After all, all they want is the money, they don't have to clear up after the drunken little idiots do they? Most underage people get there booze from corner shops,and off licences, if they get caught selling to kids, close them down straight away for a month, a finacial penalty is the only language they understand.
Posted by: Mr Ison, England on 11:31pm Fri 16 May 08
When does it become de facto?
Would police fudge their own figures?
When does it become de facto?
Would police fudge their own figures?
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