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A Bradford shop illegally sold cigarettes to a child, a court has heard
Posted 08 January 2025 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Retail|Yorkshire and the Humber
UPDATES: A Bradford shop sold cigarettes to a 13-year-old volunteer during a West Yorkshire Trading Standards test purchase, despite prior warnings about underage sales. The case underlines the continuing need for age checks, public reporting and enforcement against retailers that put children at risk.
A 13-year-old volunteer was sold cigarettes by a Bradford shop in a test-purchasing operation conducted by West Yorkshire Trading Standards, resulting in fines for the shop’s owners.
When the young volunteer visited Pound Saver on Southfield Lane, Bradford, in May 2024, she was sold a packet of 20 Benson and Hedges cigarettes without being asked for identification or challenged on her age...
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