In the last two months officers have dealt with around twenty under-aged teenagers trying to get into licensed premises with borrowed passports to convince door staff that they are over 18.
The Police say they will seize any passport used by someone who doesn’t own it, and return it to the Passport Office to be destroyed. The real owner will then have to apply and pay for a new one.
Sergeant Leo Sheridan from the Licensing Support Team said: “One of the five key priorities for the Licensing Support Team is protecting young people from harm. This includes from the dangers of alcohol and also from the harm caused by exposure to potential Child Sexual Exploitation whilst under the influence of alcohol.”
