Landlords want parents to be more concerned about their children

Guernsey Victuallers' Association president Cindy de Jersey said she was worried parents found it acceptable for their children to drink illegally.

She appealed to parents to be more responsible and help licensees who found it difficult to tell who was legally old enough to drink alcohol.

She said the age of the under-age drinker seemed to be getting younger.

She said: "The age of the under-age drinker used to be 16 to 17, but it seems to have got younger and now it is 15 to 16, or even as low as 14."

In January, two teenage girls on BBC Radio Guernsey claimed it was easy for them to buy alcohol in pubs and clubs.

The youngsters, who wanted to remain anonymous, said moves to curb publicans selling drinks to under-18s were not working, that they and their friends regularly drank in town and were rarely asked for identification.