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The procedures and conditions for establishing public safety zones at the end of airport runways.
A summary of the airport security planning framework set out in the Policing and Crime Act 2009.
Your rights and security searches, body scans and privacy rules if you're disabled or taking medication aboard aircraft
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
New scanners detect prohibited items with greater accuracy, which will make air travel safer and easier for UK passengers.
Sets out the requirements to operators for the use of security scanners at UK airports.
Designing and building a security pass data-sharing system for UK airports
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for the regulation of aviation safety in the UK, determining policy for the use of airspace, the economic regulation of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, the licensing and financial fitness of airlines and...
Approved security scanners for screening people at airports.
What you need to do to work and operate in the aviation industry.
Aviation security screening equipment must meet UK and international performance standards before it can be deployed and used operationally.
Travel and passenger rights and the measures in place to minimise disruption.
FCDO travel advice for Ecuador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The FASS programme helps government to respond effectively to threats against the aviation industry through the use of innovative technology.
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott CMG OBE attended a ceremony to handover two airport security scanners on 31 August 2023
Measures in place to ensure cargo can fly to and from the UK without disruption.
FCDO travel advice for Mali. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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