Petition The legal age for consuming alcohol to be increased to 21

Alcohol is a big problem to many families living in the UK, resulting in crime and fatality. Alcoholism is/can be the same, if not worse than drug addiction which can lead to a variety of issues domestically, and out in the community.

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Increasing the legal age will discourage underage drinking and promote responsibility amongst young adults.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

48 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 48 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 17 February 2016
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