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Burnley off-licences fined for under-age sales
4:14pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
BURNLEY off-licences have received fixed penalties for selling alcohol to youths.
Four off-licences in Burnley have each received £80 Penalty Notices for Disorder (PNDs) after being caught selling alcohol to underage youths.
The move follows a Police Test Purchasing exercise which was carried out on the 13th August as part of an ongoing crime campaign, Operation Summer Nights.
Five other off-licences in the area have been praised by police for refusing to sell alcohol to the underage youth posing as a customer for the exercise.
Burnley Police Comunity Support Officer Dave Johnson said: “I think it is really disappointing that some of our off-licences are still selling alcohol to youths despite repeated warnings and police targeting. Underage drinking is a significant concern for local communities and local businesses that sell alcohol have a key role to play in helping us address the problem.”
“On the positive side, I would like to praise the off-licences who are living up to their responsibilities and encourage them to continue asking for ID and, where necessary, refusing to serve local youths.”
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