Age restrictive sales
Are you aware of how many goods cannot be sold to children? Some of them are detailed below with the age restriction that applies.| Product | Over |
| Cigarettes, cigarette papers, rolling machines and other tobacco products | 18 |
| Knives | 18 |
| Fireworks | 18 |
| Alcohol | 18 |
| Solvents and butane | 18 |
| National lottery tickets and scratch cards | 16 |
| Aerosol paints | 16 |
| Age restricted videos, CDs, DVDs, games and magazines | Various ages |
We use child volunteers to conduct checks on shops, to see whether they sell these goods to under age children. The checks are carried out using strict national guidelines.
If you are aged between 13 and 15 years old and interested in volunteering, contact us and we will arrange a meeting with you and your parent/guardian.Brent and Harrow Trading Standards Service operates a responsible trader scheme for premises selling age restricted products. Look out for the logo. These businesses are regularly checked to make sure they are following the law. Any business wishing to join the scheme should contact us for more information.
If you know of any shops selling these types of products to children then please tell us.
Brent and Harrow Trading Standards is a partnership between Harrow Council and Brent Council.
Updated 11/10/2009 12:54:25 PM