Guidance and regulation

Read about the UK Air Safety List to check which countries and airlines cannot fly planes to, from or in the UK

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 21 November 2023

Sets out the requirements to operators for the use of security scanners at UK airports.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 December 2016

Approved free running explosive detection dogs for use in aviation security.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 12 February 2024

DfT/ODPM circular 1/2003 - advice to local planning authorities on safeguarding aerodromes and military explosives storage areas.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 December 2016

Approved explosive detection systems to screen hold baggage and cargo.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 March 2024

List of explosive detection systems for cabin baggage approved by us for general and exceptional case by case use in aviation security.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 10 April 2024

Approved explosive trace detection (ETD) systems for use in aviation security.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 November 2023

Measures in place to ensure cargo can fly to and from the UK without disruption.

• From: Civil Aviation Authority and 1 others
• Updated: 31 December 2020

A summary of the airport security planning framework set out in the Policing and Crime Act 2009.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 1 April 2010

Threat image projection library approved for installation on UK aviation screening equipment.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 September 2023

Get a licence to catch alive or kill wild birds on or around your aerodrome for air safety purposes.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 1 January 2024

Approved security scanners for screening people at airports.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 November 2023

Up to £3.6 million is available to develop technologies to permit the coexistence of future offshore windfarms alongside UK air defence surveillance systems.

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator
• Updated: 11 June 2021

Further information on this £1 million phase 1 Defence and Security Accelerator competition

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator and 2 others
• Updated: 25 July 2018

Approved systems for screening people’s shoes for explosive threats and concealed metal at airports.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 October 2020

Guidance on security screening equipment which does not require explicit Department for Transport approval for use in aviation security.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 28 October 2022

Liquid explosive detection systems approved by Department for Transport for use in aviation security.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 March 2024

Aviation cyber security strategy for keeping UK civil aviation sectors secure and resilient against malicious and unintentional cyber issues.

• From: Civil Aviation Authority and 1 others
• Updated: 12 July 2018

This treaty was presented to Parliament in September 2018.

• From: Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Updated: 12 September 2018

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals for novel and innovative prototypes that will improve security at airports that need to go through trialling and testing in order to take the next step…

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator and 2 others
• Updated: 5 June 2019