Under-18s may face new drink ban


The home secretary is considering giving police in England and Wales the power to confiscate alcohol from any under-18 who carries it in public.

Officers can currently take alcohol from youngsters in public only if they have "reasonable suspicion" they have been drinking or are going to drink it.
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Download Home Secretary's speech on underage drinking (06/02/2008) (PDF)
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