Age Verification
Details
Under the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 it is a mandatory licensing condition that an age verification policy applies in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol. This mandatory condition applies to premises where alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises. The Home Office requires that all premises that sell or supply alcohol, such as pubs, bars or clubs must hold an age verification policy.
Who is the Age Verification Online CPD course for?
This E Learning age verification course should be completed by licence holdersand responsible persons of premises that sell or supply alcohol. Underage alcohol sales and supply is illegal under UK law and any licenced premises that supply alcohol to those under the age of 18 will be prosecuted.
Why is this Age Verification course required?
The Home Office guidance makes it illegal to sell alcohol to a person who is under the age of 18, i.e., both the seller and the customer are considered to be committing an offence. The government defines persistent selling of alcohol to children as selling alcohol to those under the age of 18 on two or more occasions within a single (continuous) three month period. Current legislation recommends the following actions for those selling alcohol to underage customers:
- If prosecuted, the licence holder can be fined for up to £10,000 and their licence may be suspended for up to 3 months
- The police or trading standards officers may give the licence holder an alternative to prosecution, such as voluntarily accepting a 48 hour closure instead of accepting criminal liability
- The police may ask the licencing authority to review the licence, which may be in addition to the two options above
This online age verification course enables licence holders and responsible people to gain a full understanding of their responsibilities and to comply with the law. This e-learning age verification training course also helps licenced premises to develop a compliant age verification policy for their organisation.
Course Delivery
Outline
- Understand why the Age Verification policy is required
- Understand the law on age verification for alcohol sales
- Understand what your age verification policy should contain
- Understand what are the procedures for putting the policy into practice?
- Be able to identify who to ask for a proof of age
- Be able to make appropriate decisions
- Understand how to challenge for a proof of age
- Understand how to overcome problems related to age verification
- Be able to confidently explain why you are asking for a proof of age
- Be able to identify which proofs of age are acceptable and which are not
- Be able to resolve common conflict scenarios
- Be able to refuse a ‘proxy sale’ of alcohol
- Be able to deal with angry or abusive customers who won’t take “no” for an answer
- Gain techniques that can help you to deal with customers who won’t accept a refusal to serve them with alcoholic beverages
- Gain the skills to get away from high-risk situations
- Understand the consequences for failing to implement your age verification policy for alcohol sales and supply
- Current law on age verification for alcohol sales
- How to go about challenging for proof of age
- Exactly what a policy on age verification should say
- How to make the decision to ask for proof of age
- Explaining why you are asking for a proof of age
- Identifying which proofs of age are and are not acceptable
- Some common conflict scenarios
- Procedures for putting the policy into practice
- Refusing a proxy sale of alcohol
- How you should deal with an angry or abusive customer who won’t take no for an answer
- Techniques to adopt if the customer won’t accept a refusal to serve
- Your exit from a high-risk situation
- The consequences for failing to implement a policy on age verification for the sale of alcohol.
- Different scenarios and case studies to help you deal with difficult situations
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How am I assessed?
Once you have completed all the online learning materials for this course, you will be required to complete an online assessment. The reason for this online assessment is to test your knowledge regarding age verification and regulatory requirements. You
will be required to gain a pass mark of at least 80% to pass. If you fail the online age verification knowledge test, do not worry - you are given as many changes as you may need
Do I get a certificate for this course?
All our online courses are accredited and in line with the universally accepted Continuous Professional Development standards.The CPD standards require a robust process of content development, peer review and compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements.Once
you have successfully completed the knowledge test, you will get your CPD accredited certificate whcih can be sent to you via email.
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