UK has always been and will always be special, do not consider that place as any reference for aviation standards.
At some places in USA you don't even have to go thru security when operating (and I'm not talking about general aviation here), in EU most places are normal (no liquid restrictions, no shoes and belt off, no company ipads out of the bag), likewise in Africa and Asia.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 358/2010 addersses restrictions for passengers, not operating crews.