Transport security

Creating safe transport networks, criminal record checks, regulations for transport employees.

Sign up for updates to this topic page

On this page

Services

1. Protective transport personnel security regulation: appointment of a counter-signatory

   Application form for a governing body to pass responsibility for managing national security vetting applications to a contractor.

See more services in this topic

Guidance and regulation

1. National security vetting in the regulated transport industry
   • Guidance
   • 4 November 2012
   • Department for Transport
2. Using bollards to reduce threats from vehicles (TAL 02/13)
   • Guidance
   • 23 November 2017
   • Department for Transport
3. Transport security: offences in England and Wales which would disqualify personnel
   • Guidance
   • 6 January 2006
   • Department for Transport
4. Influence of bollards on pedestrian evacuation flow (TAL 01/16)
   • Guidance
   • 23 November 2017
   • Department for Transport
5. Vehicle security barriers within the streetscape (TAL 01/11)
   • Guidance
   • 23 November 2017
   • Department for Transport

See more guidance and regulation in this topic

News and communications

23 February 2015 — Speech

Challenging violence against women and girls on UK transport

Department for Transport

1. The changing face of disclosure and barring
   • 15 June 2012
   • Department for Transport
   • Press release
2. The Olympic Route Network Designation (Amendment) Order 2011
   • 11 July 2011
   • Department for Transport
   • Written statement

See more news and communications in this topic

Research and statistics

1. British social attitudes survey: 2016
   • 29 August 2017
   • Department for Transport
   • Official statistics
2. British social attitudes survey: 2015
   • 26 January 2017
   • Department for Transport
   • Official statistics
3. How bollards affect crowd movement
   • 15 November 2016
   • Department for Transport
   • Research
4. British social attitudes survey: 2014
   • 3 December 2015
   • Department for Transport
   • Official statistics
5. British social attitudes survey: 2013
   • 3 July 2014
   • Department for Transport
   • Official statistics

See more research and statistics in this topic

Policy papers and consultations

1. Non-Statutory Instrument secondary legislation: Commissioners Directions under s35(1) and 64(2)(b) of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
   • 22 August 2013
   • HM Revenue & Customs
   • Policy paper
2. DfT's partnership with the overseas territories
   • 12 June 2012
   • Department for Transport
   • Policy paper
3. Government response to the Transport Select Committee's preliminary report on UK transport security
   • 30 January 2006
   • Department for Transport
   • Policy paper

See more policy papers and consultations in this topic

Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. DfT: Sikh Kirpans policy
   • 20 February 2011
   • Department for Transport
   • Foi release

See more transparency and freedom of information releases in this topic

Organisations

1. Department for Transport
2. HM Revenue & Customs