New On-the-Spot Fines for Drunk Teens Celebrating Gcse Results

Western Mail › August 25, 2005

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Teenagers could be hit by on-the-spot fines if they get drunk to celebrate their GCSE results tonight. Police have warned they have powers to fine 15 and 16-year-olds who are expected to hit the town to celebrate their exam results.

Under powers granted to police this year, officers can issue penalties on the spot to drunken youths. They can also be slapped on shopkeepers and landlords who serve minors.

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New On-the-Spot Fines for Drunk Teens Celebrating Gcse Results

Police and trading standards officials have visited pubs and bars to remind them of the new laws to warn them about the so-called fixed-penalty n...

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