News from Peterborough City Council

An information pack aimed at helping retailers understand and comply with the law where underage restricted sales are concerned will be launched at Peterborough Town Hall on Tuesday 12 August at 2 pm.

 

The packs, which provide a comprehensive guide to underage restricted sales, have been developed by Peterborough City Council's trading standards and licensing teams, along with Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the Peterborough Evening Partnership (PEP).

 

Adrian Day, licensing manager at the city council, said: "Retailers have to deal with a myriad of products where their sale is restricted according to age and these information packs will make sense of the law where they are concerned.

 

"Both the city council's licensing and trading standards teams, along with police and the Peterborough Evening Partnership, should be congratulated on producing such a comprehensive pack, which will go a long way to helping retailers. I hope as many of them as possible will join us for the launch at the Town Hall."

 

Information contained within the packs, refer to a range of products where the age of a potential customer applies to its sale. These include: alcohol; cigarettes and tobacco products; fireworks; knives, solvent and lighter refills; petrol; aerosol spray paints; lottery tickets and scratch cards; videos and DVDs; and computer games.

 

Community safety officer Katy Harris, from Bridge Street Police Station, added: "The pack is part of a larger campaign to tackle underage drinking, and associated crime and disorder, and we are targeting off as well as on licensed premises.

 

"Police and partner agencies will also be carrying out test purchasing operations, promoting Challenge 21 schemes and holding joint inspection visits, which are designed to support staff in creating safe retail environments and in building safer communities."

 

The launch event will be held in the Bourges and Viersen rooms at Peterborough Town Hall on Tuesday 12 August from 2 pm to 4 pm. It will provide the ideal opportunity for retailers to meet representatives from various agencies, including officers from trading standards, licensing, police and the community safety team, as well as pick up a copy of the pack. Refreshments will be provided and Chief Superintendent Paul Phillipson, from Cambridgeshire Constabulary, will make a short presentation.