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Usdaw supports age-restricted sales reform, to put onus on customer

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Usdaw delegates at their annual conference in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens have  backed a call to change law and policy around the sale of age-restricted goods and bring in a culture of ‘No ID – No Sale’ to put the onus on customers to comply with the law. Addressing delegates, Paddy Lillis, Usdaw general secretary, said: …

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