Lancaster and Morecambe ‘test purchase’ operation hailed a success

A ‘test purchase’ operation in Lancaster and Morecambe found none of the licensed premises visited served alcohol to underage children.

On Friday 26 and Saturday May 27, licensing officers, PCSOs and trading standards carried out a test purchase operation at 31 establishments in the Lancaster and Morecambe district.

Operation Minion used an underage person to enter a licensed premises and attempt to buy alcohol shadowed by plain clothes police and trading standards officers.

The underage children that are used on these operations are aged between 14 to 16 and are clearly underage.

Lancaster PCSO Emma McGaughrin said: ‘’All licensed premises work to ‘Challenge 25’ now which means any person who looks 25 or under is asked for age check verification.

‘’There are no excuses if a sale is made to an underage child.

‘’These operations are run to ensure all children are safe from the harm underage drinking can bring.

‘’Whilst these are good results, police licensing and trading standards will continue to carry out methods such as test purchases to ensure children are protected from the harms of alcohol.’’

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