Age Restricted Products

Trading Standards is responsible for enforcing a range of laws that deal with the sale of age restricted products such as tobacco, knives, alcohol and lottery cards. Preventing sales of age restricted products to young people is important for their health and safety and that of the community.

Enforcement

Test purchase exercises are regularly carried out across Islington using young volunteers to check compliance. Trading Standards work closely with the Police and the council’s Licensing Service in taking action when an illegal sale has been made to a young person.

Further information

A copy of our service charter and our illegal sales of alcohol policy are available to download from the bottom of this page as are test purchase exercise statistics for the last three years.

Consumers: if you would to volunteer to take part in an age restricted product test or would like to report a premises where you believe under age sales are occuring please get in touch with us using the contact details given below.

Businesses: can download any of the free age restricted products packs tools that are downloadable from the bottom of this page including a manager's guide, an easy reference guide for staff, a refusals monitoring book and a training record book. The entire printed pack can be sent to you directly by getting in touch with us using the details given below.

Contact

Trading Standards Service
Public Protection Division
Islington Council
222 Upper Street
London N1 1XR

Tel: 020 7527 4028
Fax: 020 7527 3038
Email: trading.standards@islington.gov.uk

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Tel: 08454 04 05 06
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