Raise age for buying alcohol 21, say doctorsBy Paul Stokes
09/06/2007
Doctors are considering calling for an increase in the legal age for buying alcohol to combat an alarming rise in teenage binge drinking.
No one under the age of 21 should be sold alcohol in supermarkets, off-licences and other retail premises, a British Medical Association conference will be told next week.
But the current age restriction of 18 would still apply in pubs.
The proposal is being put in a motion to Staff Grade and Associate Specialist doctors who will meet in London on Wednesday.
If carried, it will be voted on by the BMA's full membership later this month and could be adopted as official policy before the Government is lobbied to change the law.
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