Licencing Operation

🚨 Test Purchasing Operation – Alcohol Sales

Riverside Officers conducted a test purchasing operation this evening, targeting the sale of alcohol to underage individuals 🍺.

A total of six off-licence premises were visited:

✅ 4 premises requested ID and correctly refused to serve alcohol to a 16-year-old.

❌ 2 premises failed to request identification and sold alcohol to the underage individual.

Details of the staff and premises involved in these breaches have been recorded 📝 and passed to the Licensing Team for further investigation and enforcement action ⚖️.