It's been said before but let me say it again ...
The only reason, ONLY reason, why there is mandatory handling at Newquay is because it is an RAF aerodrome. When the RAF go so will the mandatory handling, I am reliably informed. Mandatory handling is enforced because it is not possible for people to wander around airside unaccompanied. It is imposed because every arrival and departure has to be documented for security reasons. Like I say in my earlier post it is probably the only place where handling is justified because there is a high level of service attached. I fly into Newquay every week - I have a business based there and I have to pay handling charges even though I am a partner of the airport.
Now if someone can explain how it is justified at Newcastle, Bristol, Bournemouth ...