An Impact and Outcome Toolkit for the Regulation of Age-Restricted Sales

Published in: An Impact and Outcome Toolkit for the Regulation of Age-Restricted Sales (Birmingham, England: Better Regulation Delivery Office, Aug. 2013), 43 p

Posted on RAND.org on August 01, 2013

by Emily Scraggs, Michael Frearson, Nathalie Collomb, Benoit Guerin, Ben Baruch

This toolkit presents pathways to support the regulation of age-restricted sales in six areas: alcohol, fireworks, gambling, knives, sunbeds and tobacco. It was developed by regulators for regulators, drawing on input from 85 local authority regulatory services and trading standards officers from 63 local authorities in England and Wales. Consequently, it takes a practical approach. It illustrates how day-to-day activities contribute to a wide range of impacts and outcomes for local communities, assisting their evaluation.

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