The Identity Cards Act secondary legislation Consultation is at:
http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downl...egislation.pdf
On Page 32 it states:
5.12 The requirement for airside workers to obtain a basic criminal record check is already a legal requirement imposed by a direction under the Aviation Security Act 1982 by the Secretary of State for Transport. Thus if the criminal conviction certificate is designated through this Identity Cards Act order, the requirement to have an ID card will depend both on the Identity Cards Act designation order and also on the Aviation Security Act direction. If an airside worker in the category specified refused to apply for an ID card then they should not be issued with the criminal conviction certificate necessary to obtain an airside pass. The Identity and Passport Service will be working with the 3 criminal record checking agencies (Criminal Records Bureau for England and Wales, Disclosure Scotland and Access Northern Ireland) to ensure that the designation process will fit with the way that they either currently, or in the future, could provide criminal conviction certificates for people who are required to obtain one to work airside at an airport.