Benugo

But unfair of Lambeth Council.
Some 15 years old look much older these days

Are employers allowed to employ 15 year olds? Seems underhand of Lambeth...how does this work?

Paramount wrote:

But unfair of Lambeth Council.
Some 15 years old look much older these days

The teenager should have been challenged by Benugo's staff, Paramount. Many retailers have adopted a 'Challenge 25' policy (formerly 'Challenge 21') - see http://www.wsta.co.uk/challenge-25 . How many 15-year-olds do you know who look 25? It was totally fair practice by Lambeth Council.

In any case most of the fine was for not having a 'designated premises supervisor' - a breach of licensing law regardless of whether they sold liquor to an underage girl.