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Petition · past parliament

Change the legal drinking age to 16.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Because younger people are drinking on the streets so if it was not a criminal offence, it would make the streets cleaner of underage drinkers.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make the legal drinking age for citizens of the UK 16

Timeline

7 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
13 Nov 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Nov 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.