Public House/ PUB

[hally]

can a 16 year old serve alcoholic drinks ,To customers in a public house.?

[IndieSinger]

No, bar staff need to be 18.

[Greedyfly]

You cannot serve anything deemed to have an age rating law on if you under that age. Inc... dvds, beer, cigs...

[Gandy]

I worked in a private, members only snooker club and served alcohol when I was 16. That was ten years ago. Not sure whether the law has changed

[Toffee]

Indie Singer, chapter and verse please.

[becks]

No but a 16 year old can work in a bar as a glass collector.

[Ralph]

If I recall correctly, you need to be 18 to sell alcohol, but you can be 16 to assist in the sale of alcohol (waiting tables etc).

[5029]

Not legally but it does happen

[QPR]

I Believe it is 18! But there maybe a loophole in the law! I've been served at a supermarket before and the checkout 'kid' simply had to have it acknowledged by someone over 18 that he was selling it. Or so it seemed!

[undercovers]

QPR has a point, under 18 just have to ask an over 18 in supermarkets - maybe thats part of the assisting in the sale of alcohol e.g. they are being supervised meaning they are then more like a waiter? as you can see i don't really know, under 18's do sell alcohol in all my local supermarkets

[MoJoJoJo]

They can if they havent poured the drink and the pub has a food licence