Issue

Challenge 25

4 stories · discussed at 6 council meetings · 8 councils

A retail strategy where staff are trained to ask for proof of age from anyone who looks under 25 to prevent underage sales of alcohol. A retailing initiative requiring retailers to ask anyone who looks under the age of 25 to prove their age when buying age-restricted products.

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