Five years ago I had to move job from Stansted to Gatwick. I had been a holder of an official (first military and then civilian) pass since 1964. Since I was no longer Stansted based I had to surrender the pass. Despite Gatwick being operated by the same people (BAA), I still had to apply for and submit to the full CRB security check. Then I occassionally had reason to start my working week at Stansted. Pray, how could I do that now? Seems to me someone in the "management" thinks all movements at Stansted are Stansted-based crews, purely on day-return flights. Maybe a look out of the window at the (gasp!) foreign aircraft would give them an idea of what is happening in the real world.
(retreats back to happy retirement)