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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...