Staff operating collection points for deliveries in retail outlets, as well as delivery drivers (or cyclists) will need to be trained to check proof of age on delivery. The risks involved in asking so many inexperienced staff to conduct age-checks in a hurry on a...
Regulations are currently being finalised to implement the Offensive Weapons Act 2019. This extends the current law from requiring age checks at the point of sale to also enforcing age checks at the point of delivery.
It’s illegal to sell a knife to anyone under 18, unless it has a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less. This applies online as much as it does in a retail store, so websites offering knives must conduct rigorous age checks at the point of...
