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Test purchases in London have shown that shops are selling knives and alcohol to children
Posted 14 September 2018 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Retail|London
ANALYSIS: Test purchasing across London reveals continuing illegal sales of knives, alcohol and tobacco to children, underlining the need for coordinated enforcement with police and retailers to tackle youth harm and knife crime.
Protecting young consumers from age-restricted products continues to be a priority for trading standards, with local authority trading standards services working alongside the police to stop such products getting into the hands of children. London Trading Standards (LTS) works with the Metropolitan Police on Operation Sceptre, which aims to reduce knife crime and the number of families affected...
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