UK Security, MORs and CHIRP
I've just read the Autumn edition of CHIRP and a large portion of it is devoted to concerns regarding security procedures in the UK. Specifically, how the continual harassment of pilots is detrimental to flight safety, particularly with regard to distraction management.
The concern of the CHIRP board appears to be that the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Transport is "not persuaded that the problems reported through this Programme [CHIRP] translated into a real flight safety risk."
To paraphrase CHIRP, the MOR scheme is not reserved for incidents of a mainly technical nature. Any incidents involving security checks that individuals feel have a consequent effect on flight safety can and should be reported to the CAA using the MOR scheme. The scheme includes the facility to report confidentially directly to the Authority (CAP382 refers).
Please ASR/MOR ALL security related issues which have a potential effect on flight safety and forward them to BALPA where possible. There are only two ways which will ensure a sensible and appropriate level of security is applied to pilots - a paper trail and delays.