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One in five knife retailers in Warwickshire failed to ask youngsters for proof of age
Posted 18 September 2019 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Uncategorized|West Midlands
UPDATES: Test purchasing across Warwickshire found one in five retailers willing to sell knives without adequate age checks, prompting renewed calls for vigilance and stronger compliance.
A test purchasing operation carried out by <a href="https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards">Warwickshire Trading Standards</a> has revealed that one in five retailers failed to ask for proof of age when selling knives to young people.
Trading standards officers visited 54 shops in Atherstone, Rugby, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwick, Leamington Spa and Stratfo...
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