SEVEN shops have been caught out selling cigarettes, alcohol and fireworks to children. More than a third of shops visited by volunteers aged 15 and 16 were found to be prepared to sell the products to under - age customers.

The investigation by West Sussex Trading Standards and Sussex Police found four shops in Worthing and three in Bognor operating illegally.

Trading Standards officers said in some cases no questions at all were asked of the volunteers let alone requesting proof of age. It is

The new Visa Prepaid CitizenCard has been shortlisted for 'Best new prepaid card of the year' at The Card & Payment Awards in London in February 2013.

The new Visa Prepaid CitizenCard has been shortlisted for 'Best new prepaid card of the year' at The Card & Payment Awards in London in February 2013.

CitizenCard launched the new Visa Prepaid CitizenCard in July 2012, it is a combined PASS proof of age card with Visa payment functionality and the card can be used at 29 million Visa...

Originally posted on 15-10-2012

At a Conservative Conference fringe meeting 'Teenagers, Money and Safe Spending' (Birmingham, Monday 8th October) delegates backed the need for age verification checks to be carried out by online retailers and service providers to tackle the problem of underage sales online. 40 delegates and observers attended the meeting, hosted by CitizenCard and Pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group), which was chaired by Pudsey MP Stuart Andrew.

Tracey Bleakley, Pfeg...

Originally posted on 5-10-2012

At a Labour Conference fringe meeting 'Teenagers, Money and Safe Spending' (Manchester, Monday 1st October) delegates backed calls for financial education to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum. Around 40 delegates and observers attended the meeting, hosted by CitizenCard and Pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group), which was chaired by Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change MP Luciana Berger.

Tracey Bleakley, Pfeg Chief Executive, spoke about

Originally posted on 25-9-2012

At a Liberal Democrat Conference fringe meeting 'Teenagers, Money and Safe Spending' (Brighton, Monday 24 September) delegates backed calls for a ban on proxy purchase of tobacco and other age-related goods. Around 40 delegates and observers attended the meeting, hosted by CitizenCard and Pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group), which was chaired by Ceredigion MP Mark Williams and Edinburgh West MP Mike Crockart. 

Tracey Bleakley, Chief Executive of Pfeg,...

Originally posted on 12-9-2012

A survey* of 1,001 young people aged seven to 16 found less than half (43%) worried about personal finance. The Department for Education says it is considering making finance lessons mandatory as part of a wider review.

The study was commissioned by the charities National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and Personal Finance Education Group (PFEG). It also found nearly one in eight (12%) had borrowed money from family or friends they could not afford to repay.

Of...