Briefing: Children in Pubs

Children under 16 can generally enter pubs if they are with an adult, but licensing authorities can impose conditions barring children for specific premises. The Newcastle Safeguarding Children partnership is a ‘Responsible Authority’ in respect of the licencing applications to the Local Authority, ensuring sufficient measures are in place to promote the licensing objective of ‘protection of children from harm’.

This briefing outlines aspects of the Licensing Act concerning children in pubs.

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