Reporting under-age sales

There are age limits for the sale of:

• alcohol
• cigarettes
• knives and offensive weapons
• spray paints
• fireworks
• videos, computer games and DVDs
• butane gas and solvents.

A full list of age limits and the maximum penalties for selling age-restricted goods is in the age restricted products leaflet by Trading Standards.

How to report underage sales

If you think that a business has been selling any of these items to someone who is under-age, you can report them to Trading Standards. You will need to give us:

• the name and address of the business you are reporting
• details of when the under-age sale was made, what was bought and how old you think the buyer was.

To report an under-age sale contact Trading Standards.

Help us to enforce the law

To help identify businesses that are illegally selling goods to underage people we need volunteers aged 14 to 16 1/2. If you want to help, apply to be a volunteer purchaser.