Supertramp Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 A different story to the one I read. Angel1 Well he's not going to confess to the press is he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 It's clear from the photo that the fine was given to the father and not the child due to the fact that she is a minor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) If you look at the Fixed Penalty Notice, it's made out in the father's name. Therefore it was the father who was fined not the girl. ( Ooops, Sheffield 87 beat me to it ) Edited July 21, 2017 by francypants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Dont you need some sort of HSE certificate before you can serve food and / or drink to the general public? Not when you're 5, you can do anything you like when you're 5, laws don't apply to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNugget Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 As far as I know you are below the age of criminal responsibility until you are 10. So you can do literally what you want and can't be prosecuted. Wish I'd known that when I was 9! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 It's clear from the photo that the fine was given to the father and not the child due to the fact that she is a minor. its clear from the photo, that someone should ask the girl who is passing by, why she is wearing a lampshade instead of shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broakham Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 It now seems that she is on the way to global lemonade domination:D http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40697243 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 It now seems that she is on the way to global lemonade domination:D http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40697243 Wow! Some people really are stupid and will believe anything! First we're expected to believe that a 5 year old has, all by herself, come up with the idea of making some extra pocket money by setting up her own market stall, and at the same time not question how she knew when the market would be taking place, what price she should sell her lemonade for, or indeed how she would make lemonade in the first place. Then we're told that she's received support from around the world offering her the chance to set up a stall at some other organised events. Now if I was a cynical sort, I might think that the whole charade has been stage-managed by her father, who (coincidentally) just happens to be a 'business school professor'. It makes you (well me anyway) wonder what sort of 'business school professor' is not aware of the legalities of what he was allowing his daughter to do. And the offers of support from festivals and markets to 'set up a lemonade stand' at their events is nothing more than a cheap shot at getting a bit of publicity for their events. Does anyone really believe that if they were that desperate for a lemonade stand that they couldn't find their own 5 year old locally to spearhead their marketing campaign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Dont you need some sort of HSE certificate before you can serve food and / or drink to the general public? You'd have thought a business school professor (i.e. Her dad) would know that. I'd bet his next lecture would be "how to use the media and your child to gain extra work and con the authorities". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) The dad was being interviewed on the radio on Friday, he seemed like a decent sort of bloke. He was saying he cooked up the idea with his daughter to give her something fun and creative to do during the holidays. Clearly she wasn't doing it on her own, and clearly it was him that the council officers issued the fine to. There's been some creative reporting going on to whip up a bit of outrage, as usual. But it did end up being the little girl who was upset, and worried that she'd done something really bad. The council said that their staff should use discretion, which obviously went out of the window, but no surprise when rules and targets trump common sense and integrity. Here's how the conversation should have gone: "Hello Sir, lovely to see you and your little girl doing such a great job. I don't know if you're aware, but you do need a permit to have a stall, but don't worry about it, just sell up what you've got, and if you want to do it again, here's who to contact. Sorry to be so official, no harm done etc, etc" Edited July 23, 2017 by Olive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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