Petition · past parliament
Make age restricted goods / events require ID regardless of age / appearance
Closed
82 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently, businesses operate schemes such as Challenge 21 / Think 25. I believe that age restricted goods and events should require ID regardless of how old you look and/or how old you are.
This would cut out the risk to businesses and employees who could be shut down, lose trading licenses or face legal prosecution.
This would also aid in the prevention of underage drinking, smoking, gambling, knife crime and so on.
This would also fit better under the Equality Act by requiring ID from everyone instead of determining their age based on their appearance.
Why take the risk of guessing when there’s a much safer, fairer option?
This would also aid in the prevention of underage drinking, smoking, gambling, knife crime and so on.
This would also fit better under the Equality Act by requiring ID from everyone instead of determining their age based on their appearance.
Why take the risk of guessing when there’s a much safer, fairer option?
Timeline
| 23 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
82
Status
Closed
Opened
23 Oct 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.