Retail Alcohol Sales - Extra Resources

This course will take around 30 minutes

Do you know the effect alcohol has? You might have experienced being a bit ‘merry’ but it’s more serious than that. Society can suffer from alcohol abuse, with things such as an increase in crime, poor health and damaged relationships. You have a part to play in helping reduce this. Understanding licensing law and building on your Challenge 25 knowledge is the start. 

You will learn:

• the impact of alcohol abuse on individuals and those around them
• the laws on licensing and what they aim to achieve
• about the different types of licence and the requirements of each
• staff and customer offences and the authorities who enforce the law
• what alcohol is, what a unit is, the safe drinking guidelines and how strong common types of drink are
• the effects on health and society
• your responsibility for deciding who to serve and the consequences of getting it wrong