The average fine imposed on those selling alcohol to under-age people between 2003 and 2007 is available in the following table.
£ 2003 2004 2005 Offence Total fines Persons fined Average Total fines Persons fined Average Total fines Persons fined Average Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to person under 18 (14352) — — — 320.00 2 160.00 1,400.00 6 233.33 Selling etc intoxicating liquor to person under 181 (14203) or Sale of alcohol to person under182(114379) 89,385.00 353 253.22 126,310.00 532 237.42 167,055.00 679 246.03 Allowing sale of alcohol to person under 18 (14380) — — — — — — — — — Persistently selling alcohol to children — — — — — — — — — Total 89,385.00 353 253.22 126,630.00 534 237.13 168,455.00 685 245.92
Offence Total fines Persons fined Average Total fines Persons fined Average Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to person under 18 (14352) — — — — — — Selling etc intoxicating liquor to person under 181 (14203) or Sale of alcohol to person under182(114379) 218,579.00 716 305.28 169,688.00 462 367 29 Allowing sale of alcohol to person under 18 (14380) 2,755.00 10 275.50 2,800.00 6 466 67 Persistently selling alcohol to children — — — — — — Total 221,334.00 726 304.87 172,488.00 468 368.56 1 Licensing Act 1964 S 168 A and B as added by Licensing Young Persons) Act 2000 S 1 2 Licensing Act 2003 S 146 Notes: 1. The average in the Total column is the total of "Total Fines" divided by the total of "Persons Fined 2. The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with and disposals were primary disposals handed out. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe an offender could be issued with more than one disposal for a committed offence. 3. Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: IOMSAS1-379-03-09