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requiring proof of age will not accept some cards, despite the PASS hologram. Retailers and licensees have the right to refuse to sell a product or deny entry to an individual even if they possess a PASS endorsed card. In 2011, more than 500,000 holders of a PASS endorsed card were refused entry to pubs and clubs. As a result, in 2014 the police and Security Industry Authority, which licences doorstaff, agreed to permit their logos to be displayed on PASS cards displaying a standardised design. In 2017, the Passport Office urged passport-holders to leave their passports at home and use a PASS card on nights out.
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In November 2016, PASS reorganised to become a community interest company and ownership by the British Retail Consortium ended. In January 2018, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) logo replaced the Association of Chief Police Officers' (ACPO) logo at the lower left corner of the standardised
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In June 2014, the 18+ card designs were standardised (apart from the Young Scot card in Scotland), with the only real variation in appearance being the logo of the issuing organisation in the corner, citing feedback from police and retailers, in an effort to increase acceptance by venues especially
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It is the responsibility of retailers not to supply alcohol, tobacco, and other age-restricted products to people below the legal purchasing age. Checking a proof of age card protects them against inadvertently making sales to underage people who may look older than they really are. Some places
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In 2019, PASS agreed to develop Standards for the Presentation of Digital Proof of Age with the purpose of enabling the Home Office to amend the Mandatory Licensing Conditions so that approved forms of both digital and physical proof of age could be accepted by licensees for the purpose of
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Proof of Age Standards Scheme's goal is to become the preferred standard in proving the age of Britons, with 5 million cards issued since 2001 and 200,000 in 2017 to 2018. Several trade bodies currently support PASS: Association of Convenience Stores,
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As of 2018 there are two types of card suppliers, national and regional. Regional cards often have requirements for residency in the area they are issued, where national cards can be obtained by anyone who can provide required information.
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unlike in many other countries. People who didn‘t drive or travel overseas had difficulty providing any proof of age when purchasing age-restricted products; such as tobacco and
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Set up in 2001 to develop a recognisable way of endorsing proof of age card schemes, due to the United Kingdom not issuing a national
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card is available to eligible individuals resident in Scotland.
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There are currently three councils that offer regional cards:
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Community interest company
Photo identification
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pass-scheme.org.uk
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proof of age
Home Office
hologram
identification card
alcohol
Bracknell Forest Council
Milton Keynes Council
London Borough of Southwark
CitizenCard
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TOTUM
Young Scot
British Beer and Pub Association
British Institute of Innkeeping
Wine and Spirits Trade Association
Home Office

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