News & Press

In this area you will find regular news updates and press releases on the PASS Scheme.

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News releases

31st January 2012

Heineken backs PASS!

Heineken has sponsored the printing and distribution of 80,000 training cards to raise awareness of the PASS proof of age scheme to retailers across the UK. Cards will distributed to training providers, licensees, pub companies and security firms supplying door supervisors within the late night sector.

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11th April 2011

Tom Kenny joins the Board of PASS

Association of British Bookmakers Senior Executive Tom Kenny has been appointed a Director of the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS), the national accreditation system for proof-of-age card schemes. The distinctive PASS hologram is carried by all PASS-accredited cards as the hallmark of a genuine proof-of-age card.

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22nd November 2010

Pubs turning away over half a million legitimate customers

Embargoed until Monday 22nd November Research released by PASS, the UK’s national proof of age scheme, shows that Britain’s pubs are turning away people over legal drinking age in confusion over what are acceptable forms of proof of age.

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