Underage drinking league tables planned for London
Tom Lloyd
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Conservative mayoral candidate Boris Johnson has threatened to 'name and shame' London boroughs that are not tackling underage drinking.
Councils have the power to withdraw licenses from shops, clubs and bars found to be selling alcohol to under 18s. But Johnson said not all boroughs are using these effectively.
"We must make alcohol harder to buy for under 18s in order to tackle the problem of underage drinking and deal with alcohol related violence," he said.
"I am willing to publish league tables, naming and shaming those councils who do not use their powers to crackdown on this."
"We must make alcohol harder to buy for under 18s in order to tackle the problem of underage drinking and deal with alcohol related violence," he said.
"I am willing to publish league tables, naming and shaming those councils who do not use their powers to crackdown on this."
