Originally Posted by Gatwick Alan

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“All G4S employees, including those who transferred to Jet Airways, had been cleared by the UK government security agency, namely Disclosures Scotland, to work at the airport,” says Jet.




It would be interersting to know when the employess was cleared. If he was cleared after he was put under surveillance, it is a serious flaw in the system.


Anybody who gets an airside pass has to go through the disclosures procedure, which takes many weeks to come through. Your background is checked for the previous 5 years and you have to account for the whole period.
I know before i got my pass, my previous employers were contacted and your criminal records (if any) are checked.
I can tell you that staff search over the past fews days has been every bit as severe as passenger search with the same restrictions applied.