Home Office written question – answered at on 20 April 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations in the report by Alcohol Change UK, entitled Effective age-gating for online alcohol sales, published on 9 June 2020, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing the technical measures included in those recommendations for protecting children from the harm of alcohol.
The Government is committed to improving internet safety for all and the protection of children from harms related to alcohol use.
It is illegal to sell age-restricted products to underage consumers whether that is offline or online. We expect all retailers to have suitable policies in place to ensure this is the case.
In March, we launched a call for proposals to explore how technology can improve or enhance achieving the licensing objectives for the sale of alcohol, including age verification. Controlled trials will help to ensure that the government supports the needs of businesses and customers whilst ensuring the right protections are in place for young and vulnerable people in the sale of alcohol.
The Government has now published its first working version of the digital ID and attributes trust framework. We will continue to work with industry and civil society to develop standards that lead to improved age verification checks both in retail stores and online.
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