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The following table shows the number of alcohol offences relating to persons under 18 recorded by Lothian and Borders police force in financial years 2003-04 to 2007-08.
Where persons under 18 possess alcohol in a public place, the police have powers under section 61 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 to confiscate this alcohol and dispose of it. If the alcohol is surrendered to the police, it is not an offence and so is not included in the recorded crime statistics. It is, however, an offence to fail to comply, for example by failing to surrender the alcohol or by failing to give his name and address if requested. Figures relating to confiscation of alcohol in the table therefore relate to persons under 18 failing to comply with this requirement.
Number of Alcohol Offences Relating to Persons Under 18, Lothian and Borders Police Force, 2003-04 to 2007-08
Financial
Year
| Sale of Alcohol to Person Under 181
| Purchasing Excisable Liquor for Consumption by Under 18
| Person Under 18 Buying Excisable Liquor or Consuming in a Bar
| Confiscation of Alcohol from Person Under 18
| Total

2003-04
| 18
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 34

2004-05
| 28
| 17
| 6
|
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| 51

2005-06
| 37
| 31
| 9
| 1
| 78

2006-07
| 101
| 57
| 20
| 3
| 181

2007-08
| 104
| 65
| 26
| 1
| 196

Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.
Note: 1. Covers the crime categories sale of drink to person under 18 a