age restrictions for venues

74jax

Can anyone help if there is a general rule for age restrictions please in licenced venues?

I don't normally consider this and take DD happily to weddings etc, however last night a party she was invited too didn't let under 18s in.

We came home fine but wondered if it's venue specific? Or weddings are different for some reason.

gettingtheresometime

74jax wrote: »

Can anyone help if there is a general rule for age restrictions please in licenced venues?

I don't normally consider this and take DD happily to weddings etc, however last night a party she was invited too didn't let under 18s in.

We came home fine but wondered if it's venue specific? Or weddings are different for some reason.

What sort of venue was it?

Hotels (which can be licensed) probably wouldn't have an age restriction but a nightclub would

Nicki

It will be venue specific and related to the venues own license. Not all places which serve alcohol have a license allowing children under 18 on the premises even if they serve food.

onlyroz

This might be useful

http://www.parliament.uk/Templates/BriefingPapers/Pages/BPPdfDownload.aspx?bp-id=SN04908

74jax

Thank you all. It was our gym's first birthday for its members. In a function room, Buffett, disco etc.

It was me who was nieve, I just didn't think to check. A few under 18s were invited too, just if members of the gym obviously.

Thanks guys.

mgdavid

74jax wrote: »

Thank you all. It was our gym's first birthday for its members. In a function room, Buffett, disco etc.
.......

<speechless>
are you serious?

theoretica

74jax wrote: »

Thank you all. It was our gym's first birthday for its members. In a function room, Buffett, disco etc.

It was me who was nieve, I just didn't think to check. A few under 18s were invited too, just if members of the gym obviously.

Thanks guys.

I don't think it is naive to assume that someone who is invited to a party would be allowed in. I hope you have told the gym of your dissapointment.

74jax

mgdavid wrote: »

<speechless>
are you serious?

Yeah? It's a local company that invited all its members to thank them for their business over the last year, they tied it in to a Christmas theme too. To be honest I didn't think it that weird..... Not sure what that says about me....

duchy

It sounds really odd

A function room would often be used for weddings and family parties so it is unlikely their licence would exclude accompanied under 18s. The venue has the licence not the event so unless they applied for a variance (like a late licencefor a special event) the same terms would apply for all their events.

I'd speak to management about it

74jax

duchy wrote: »

It sounds really odd

A function room would often be used for weddings and family parties so it is unlikely their licence would exclude accompanied under 18s. The venue has the licence not the event so unless they applied for a variance (like a late licencefor a special event) the same terms would apply for all their events.

I'd speak to management about it

It's ok now, can't really go back a night - wish we could, but I'll definitely know for future.

meritaten

I think it sounds odd too. It was a private party in a specified room - this means there should be NO age restriction unless one was specified by the hirers of the room. Weird!