Guidance
Offences in England and Wales which would disqualify transport security personnel
Updated 4 November 2012
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This list explains the offences in England and Wales that would disqualify a person from certain positions in the transport security sector.
1. Offences against the person
| Administering chloroform | Section 22 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Administering poison so as to endanger life | Section 23 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Administering poison | Section 24 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Section 47 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Assault on police | Section 51(1) Police Act 1964 |
| Racially or Religiously aggravated actual bodily harm | Section 29(1)(b) Crime and Disorder Act 1998 |
| Attempting to choke | Section 21 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Affray | Common Law |
| Causing bodily injury by explosives | Section 28 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Child Abduction | Articles 3&4 Child Abduction (NI)order 1985 |
| Child Destruction | Section 25 Criminal Justice (NI) Act 1945 |
| Cruelty to person under 16 | Section (20) 1 Children and Young Persons Act (NI) 1968 |
| Endanger safety of an aircraft | Article 63 Air Navigation Order 2000 |
| Endangering safety of railway passengers | Section 32 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| False Imprisonment | Common Law |
| Ill treatment of Mental Patients | Section 127 Mental Health Act 1983 |
| Kidnapping | Common law |
| Manslaughter | Common Law |
| Murder | Common law |
| Attempted Murder | Common law |
| Sending explosive substance with intent | Section 29 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Soliciting to murder | Section 4 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Threats to kill | Section 16 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
| Unlawful wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm | Section 20 Offences against the Person Act 1861 |
2. Theft and dishonesty
| Aggravated burglary | Section 10 Theft Act (NI) 1969 |
| Aggravated vehicle taking | Section 12(a) Theft Act 1968 |
| Assault with intent to rob | Section 8(1) Theft Act 1968 |
| Blackmail | Section 21 Theft Act 1968 |
| Burglary (entering) | Section 9(1) Theft Act 1968 |
| Burglary (entering with intent to steal or to attempt to steal) | Section 9(1) (a) Theft Act 1968 |
| Company Director publishing false statement | Sections 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 Theft Act 1968 |
| Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit | Section 24(a) Theft Act 1968 |
| Dishonest representation for obtaining benefit etc. | Section 111(a) Social Security Administration Act 1992 |
| Forgery of Passport | Section 36(2) Criminal Justice Act 1925 |
| Evasion of liability by deception | Section 2 Theft Act 1978 |
| False Accounting (making false entry) (omission of material particular) (furnishing false information) |
Section 17 Theft Act 1968 |
| Going equipped for stealing | Section 25 Theft Act 1968 |
| Handling stolen goods (receiving, undertaking or assisting the retention etc.) | Section 22 Theft Act 1968 |
| Making off without payment | Section 3 Theft Act 1978 |
| Obtaining a money transfer by deception Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception Obtaining property by deception Obtaining services by deception Procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception |
Section 15A Theft Act 1968 Section 16 Theft Act 1968 Section 15(1) Theft Act 1968 Section 1(1) Theft Act 1978 Section 20(2) Theft Act 1968 |
| Removing article from places open to the public | Section 11 Theft Act 1968 |
| Robbery | Section 8 (1) Theft Act 1968 |
| Taking conveyance without authority | Section 12(1)Theft Act 1968 |
| Theft (from a person, a dwelling, automatic machine or meter, from mail, by an employee, from shop, from or of a vehicle) | Section 1(1) Theft Act 1968 |
3. Sexual offences
| Abduction of unmarried girl under 16 from parent or guardian | Section 20 Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 from parent or guardian | Section 19 Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Abduction of woman by force or for the sake of her property | Section 17 Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Assault with intent to commit buggery | Section 16 Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Detention of woman against her will for unlawful sexual intercourse(or in a brothel) | Section 24(1) Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Indecent Assault on a female | Section 14 Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Indecent Assault on a male | Section 15(1) Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Living on earnings of prostitution | Section 30(1) Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Procuration of intercourse by false pretences | Section 3(1) Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Procuration of woman to become prostitute | Section 22(1)(a) Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Attempted Rape | Section 1(1) Sexual Offences Act 1956 and Criminal Attempts Act 1981 |
| Rape | Section 1(1) Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Exploitation of prostitution | Sections 52, 53 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Trafficking | Sections 57, 59 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Preparatory offences | Sections 61, 62 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Offences outside the United Kingdom | Section 72 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
4. Harmful or dangerous drugs
| Being concerned in the production of a controlled drug | Section 4(1) and 4(2)(b)Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug | Section 4(1) and 4(3)(b) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Possessing a Class A controlled drug | Section 4(1) and 5(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Possessing a controlled drug with intent | Section 5(3) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Producing a controlled drug | Section 4(1)(a) and 4(2)(a) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Supplying a controlled drug | Section 4(1)(b) and 4(3)(a) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Import or Export of controlled drug | Section 3 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Concealing or transferring the proceeds of drug trafficking | Section 49 Drug Trafficking Act 1994 and, for offences committed after 24 February 2003, section 327 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| Assisting another person to retain the benefit of drug trafficking | Section 50 Drug Trafficking Act 1994 and, for offences committed after 24 February 2003, section 328 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of drug trafficking | Section 51 Drug Trafficking Act 1994 and, for offences committed after 24 February 2003, section 329 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering | Section 52 Drug Trafficking Act 1994 and, for offences committed after 24 February 2003, sections 330 to 332 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
5. Criminal damage
| Destroying or damaging property (including arson) | Sections 1(1) and (3) Criminal Damage Act 1971 |
| Threats to destroy or damage property | Section 2 Criminal Damage Act 1971 |
| Possessing anything with intent to destroy or damage property | Section 3 Criminal Damage Act 1971 |
| Causing an explosion likely to endanger life or property | Section 2 Explosive Substances Act 1883 |
| Attempt to cause explosion, or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property | Section 3 Explosive Substances Act 1883 |
| Conspiracy to cause explosion | Section 2 Explosive Substances Act 1883 and section 1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 |
| Making or possession of explosive | Section 4 Explosive Substances Act 1883 |
| Burning, maiming etc by explosion | Section 29 Offences against the person Act 1861 |
| Terrorism | Terrorism Act 2000 Anti Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 |
| Aviation | Aviation Security Act 1982 |
| Maritime | Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 |
| Channel Tunnel | Channel Tunnel Security Order 1994 |
| Railways | Channel Tunnel Security Order 1994 |
6. Firearms
| Possession of a firearm without a certificate | Section 1(1) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Non-compliance with condition of firearm certificate | Section 1(2) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Possession of a shotgun without a certificate | Section 2(1) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Non-compliance with condition of shotgun certificate | Section 2(2) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Trading in firearms without being registered as a firearms dealer | Section 3(1) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Selling a firearm to person without a certificate | Section 3(2) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Repairing, testing, etc. firearm for person without a certificate | Section 3(3) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Falsifying certificate, etc with view to acquisition of firearm | Section 3(5) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Shortening a shotgun or other smooth bore gun | Section 4(1) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Possessing or distributing prohibited weapons or ammunition | Section 5 Firearms Act 1968 |
| The sale, acquisition and possession or carrying of firearms | Section 5(1) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Possessing firearm or imitation firearm with intent to endanger life | Section 16 Firearms Act 1968 |
| Possessing firearm or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence | Section 16(A) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Carrying loaded firearm, shotgun, loaded air weapon or any other firearm in public place | Section 19 Firearms Act 1968 |
| Trespassing with firearms in a building | Section 20(1) and (2) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Possession of firearms by persons previously convicted of crime | Section 21(1) Firearms Act 1968 |
| Supplying firearms to persons denied them under Section 21 Firearms Act | Section 21(5) Firearms Act 1968 |
7. Immigration
| Assisting unlawful immigration to Member State | Section 25 Immigration Act 1971 |
| Helping asylum claimant to enter UK | Section 25A Immigration Act 1971 |
| Assisting entry to UK in breach of deportation or exclusion order | Section 25B Immigration Act 1971 |
8. Evasion of liability/Bail offences
| Failure to surrender to bail | Section 6 – Bail Act 1976 |
| Evasion of any duty chargeable on goods | Section 170(1) Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 |
| Evasion of any provision of the Customs and Excise Act applicable to goods | Section 170(2) Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 |
9. Bomb threats and bomb hoaxes
| Placing or dispatching articles to cause bomb hoax | Section 51(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 |
| Communicating false information alleging the presence of bombs | Section 51(2) Criminal Law Act 1977 |
10. Offensive weapons
| Possession of offensive weapon (in a public place) without lawful authority or reasonable excuse | Section 1 Prevention of Crime Act 1953 |
| Having an article with a blade or point in a public place | Section 139 Criminal Justice Act 1988 |
| Having an article with a blade or point on school premises | Section 139A Criminal Justice Act 1988 |
| Manufacture and distribution of flick knives and gravity knives | Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 |
11. Protection of children and vulnerable adults
| Taking indecent photograph or pseudo photograph of children | Section 1 – Protection of Children Act 1978 |
| Child Sex Offences | Sections 9, 10, 14, 15 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Abuse of position of trust | Sections 16, 17 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Familial child sex offences | Sections 25, 25 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Offences against persons with a mental disorder impeding choice | Sections 30, 31 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Inducements etc. to persons with a mental disorder | Sections 34, 35 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography | Sections 47, 50 Sexual Offences Act 2003 |