laws

[mummi]

At what age are you allowed to work behind a bar and serve alcohol to the public?

[sam100]

18n is the law to work behind a bar.

[THECORBYLOON]

Under 18s CAN serve alcohol. I've seen several sites including the BBC's state the opposite in relation to the recent age descrimination act.

Section 153 of the Licensing Act 2003 states

Prohibition of unsupervised sales by children

(1) A responsible person commits an offence if on any relevant premises he knowingly allows an individual aged under 18 to make on the premises-

(a) any sale of alcohol, or
(b) any supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to or to the order of a member of the club,
unless the sale or supply has been specifically approved by that or another responsible person....

... (4) In this section "responsible person" means-

(a) in relation to licensed premises-
(i) the holder of a premises licence in respect of the premises,
(ii) the designated premises supervisor (if any) under such a licence, or
(iii) any individual aged 18 or over who is authorised for the purposes of this section by such a holder or supervisor,
(b) in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables him to prevent the supply in question, and
(c) in relation to premises which may be used for a permitted temporary activity by virtue of Part 5-
(i) the premises user, or
(ii) any individual aged 18 or over who is authorised for the purposes of this section by the premises

[THECORBYLOON]

Descrimination?? let's try discrimination...

[dannydingbat]

There is no lower age limit to working behind a bar.