Guidance

Offences in England and Wales which would disqualify transport security personnel

Updated 4 November 2012

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