Guidance and regulation

The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity.

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator
• Updated: 23 April 2024

• Competition Document: Open Call for Innovation

  1. What is the Open Call? The Open Call is one of the funding competition…

• Open Call Innovation Focus Areas

  1. What are Innovation Focus Areas? Whilst the Open Call welcomes a wide…

• IFA042 – Unlocking the true potential of Test and Evaluation for Defence

  1. Unlocking the true potential of Test and Evaluation for Defence Unique…

• IFA041 – Revolutionizing Biosensing: Instant Detection within Aerosol Collector Substrates

  1. Revolutionizing Biosensing: Instant Detection within Aerosol Collector…

• IFA035 - Making Science Fiction a Reality: Future Directed Energy Weapons

  1. Making Science Fiction a Reality: Future Directed Energy Weapons Unique…

• ARCHIVE - Previous Security Rapid Impact Competition Information

  1. Security Rapid Impact Suppliers may submit proposals into the Security…

Steps to help reduce the threat of goods vehicles being used as a weapon.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 6 August 2019

• Countering vehicle as a weapon: best practice guidance for goods vehicle operators and drivers

  Foreword The modern world can feel like an increasingly dangerous place.…

Guidance for applicants and industry on national security vetting and counter terrorist checks in the regulated transport sector.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 4 November 2012

• National security vetting in the regulated transport industry

  1. What is national security vetting? The Cabinet Office provides advice…

• Offences in England and Wales which would disqualify transport security personnel

  This list explains the offences in England and Wales that would disqualify…

• Offences in Scotland which would disqualify transport security personnel

  This list explains the offences in Scotland that would disqualify a person…

• Offences in Northern Ireland which would disqualify transport security personnel

  This list explains the offences in Northern Ireland that would disqualify…

• Offences which would disqualify transport security personnel under military law

  This list explains the offences under military law that would disqualify a…

Setting out the UK offer for improving the security of transport networks.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 26 September 2023

How bollard schemes affect pedestrians, and planning advice to help with installing bollards to reduce vehicle threats.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 23 November 2017

Land transport security principles, objectives, processes and working practices.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 1 November 2015

Ensuring that conduct which could constitute a security concern is adequately accounted for in employment terms and conditions.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 4 February 2011

Information for local authorities on preventing terrorist attacks around rail, bus and coach stations.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 9 October 2017

Reasons for and information on how to use vehicle security barriers (VSB) within a streetscape.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 23 November 2017

Additional guidance on using bollards as a vehicle security barrier.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 23 November 2017

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

Offences that would disqualify a person from certain positions in the transport security sector.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 9 January 2006

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals for novel and innovative solutions for screening and detection to protect the UK aviation system and wider borders.

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