How much alcohol for a 15 year old?

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If your 15 year old was going to a party (supervised by parents at the house) how much alcohol would you allow them to take with them?

May I ask for the source of information please?

I just double checked and according to gov.uk (alcohol young people law) its illegal for under 16 to consume or purchase alcohol. The OP DD is 15, isn't she?

On this page it says it's illegal to give alcohol to children under 5. I guess that extrapolates back to being fine if they are 6!
Alcohol and young people - GOV.UK

It’s illegal to purchase alcohol under 18 and it’s illegal to drink it on licensed premises (I.e. in a pub or restaurant licensed to serve alcohol) under 18 or under 16 if it’s wine or beer with a meal that is purchased by an adult. On private property it’s only illegal if under 5, however obviously if you’re enabling a child to regularly get drunk that could be a child neglect issue. A couple of drinks at a party is absolutely fine and legal.

none. however 15 year olds probably have already drank.
I don't believe as the parents you can be seen to condone it.

It's illegal for them to purchase alcohol but not illegal for them to consume it on private premises. So at 15 they can drink alcohol either at home or someone else's house provided an adult (someone over 18) has bought it for them. Actually the law says that children from the age of 5 can drink alcohol on private premises.

Just google ‘age in England to consume alcohol private residence’ there are multiple places to look.
The gov.uk site does NOT mention drinking on private property. It only mentions the law in public places which, yes in public, under 18’s cannot drink except 16-17 in pubs with a meal.

I remember being 15 and my parents never thought to give me alcohol to take to a party nor did I think to take alcohol to a party myself because there these things called laws and I didn’t want to get arrested if police were called or have been said to have brought alcohol in the first place.

My parents were aware of the possibility of there being alcohol at parties but trusted me to be smart and was told if I needed to leave or get home, to call regardless of the state I was in. Still didn’t take the chance nor was there peer pressure for me to do so.

What does supervised mean in this context ?

Legally and morally none. If you're allowing your 15 year old child to drink they need safeguarding and social services as you're an unfit parent. Are you the kind of parent that allows boyfiend/girlfriend to stay over at this age too!!??

Dear OP,

After reading all of your posts, I think you've got this.

You've had the 'safe drinking' talk which is the first step. DD has tried alcohol in a safe environment (bbq/celebrations) which is the second step and you are picking her up. Don't rely on the birthday girls parents to police the party unless you know them well. She can call you & leave early if things get out of hand or she's uncomfortable.

I would suggest something that's low alcohol that she has already tried at home...cider, WKD or similar. She could also take a canned soft drink in case she decides not to drink the alcohol.

Does she want to take alcohol or is it because her friends will be taking it?

Another consideration is...will there be food provided? If not then ensure she eats something (non creamy) an hour or two before going out.

It's all a learning curve for teens & parents. I did all of the above with my children at the same age, they are all in their twenties now. It's important that they can talk to you to sound things out rather than taking unsafe risks.

I hope the party goes well!

None

What kind of safeguarding (and social services) do you think is available to someone whose 15 year old has had a drink?

Just to support my earlier post.

What the law says....NSPCC

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/talking-drugs-alcohol/underage-drinking/

Is it your genuine belief that social services intervene if parents allow a 15 year old to drink alcohol?

On what do you base this belief?

I think reading your updates I would supply something low or no alcoholic so she will hsve an excuse to say : I have my own drink thanks.

However I don’t know how practical this plan would be.

This. Exactly what we did with our kids.

And yet…

It's legal:

• for over 18s to buy beer, wine or cider for 16 and 17 year olds if they're having a meal together in licensed premises, like a pub
• for 5 to 17 year olds to drink alcohol at home or other private premises.

When is the last time SS got involved because a 15 yo had a beer at a bbq?

None!

It’s mad to me because I was certainly pissed off of a bottle of lambrini at 15 but now I’m a mum to a daughter I feel so strongly that she will not be drinking at 15 😂

None. My 17 year old has never been to a party with alcohol - it isn’t something they even consider in her friend group.

Seeing your best friends Dad die of a heart attack due to alcoholism tends to do that to young people.

None.

I wouldn’t encourage a 15 year old to drink

None. I kinda feel like the teenager sourcing it themselves and doing it in secret is part of growing up if they want to (belive it or not, not all 15 year olds are drinking) I wouldnt want to make it too easy, accessible and normalised.

I also don't belive if you give a teenager one cider, they would stick to one cider. And if you give none, then they would get off the rails.

I thinknwe had tbe bacardi breezers at that age, that kind of thing. Possibly I would get them 4 or something. Or some kopparbergs. Something weak and fruity.
Ideally none but lets be realistic, zero tollerance isnt going to work. We were raiding the spirits cabinets and being sick at that age and it wasnt ideal. Sensible allowance I think is the way to go.

My parents did this. Didn’t stop me from drinking to excess a fair amount through to being a heavy drinker in my mid-20s to mid-30s.

The difference being of course that regardless of what British parents do, Britain’s drinking culture isn’t that of France or Spain.