Alcoholic Drinks: Age Assurance
Commons · Question 4718 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring (a) age and (b) intoxication verification both at (i) the point of order and (ii) the point of delivery for alcohol s
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 3 Jun 2026
The Licensing Act 2003 provides the legal framework for the sale and supply of alcohol in England and Wales. It is already an offence, under section 141 of the Act, for a person to knowingly sell or attempt to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk or unde...