pipistrlle
The reason that I started this thread was to try to spur members of this forum to get involved in the DfT enquiry into the future provision of airport security.
From an airport staff viewpoint the biggest problem is that there is no form of oversight into the way that the security system deals with them, most feel that any problem they highlight with security will result in an instant and aggresive threat to remove the airport pass resulting in them being unable to work.
The security industry managers have had a policy of avoiding any sort of oversight system as form their point of view being judge and jury in their own is the ideal situation. This leaves the staf member with no rights whatsoever unlike if you have a problem with the police were there is a well regulated system for complaints.
One of the key issues in the DfT enquiry was putting in place a formal system with independent oversight if a staff member has a problem with the security system.
IMO the system of oversight would in its self reduce the number of inccidents simply because the small number of security staff who are responsable for most of the problems would know that there was a system in place to curb their behaviour. It would also stop the management putting in place those petty local rules that flight crew unwittinly fall fowl of when away from base.
However with four pages of mosty very critical posts about airport security I have to ask who has taken the time to take part in the enquiry ? The DfT by asking the question about independent oversight clearly sees that there is a problem but without a number of people making submissions the security industry will be able to sweep the idea under the carpet, after all at the moment they have a situation that is ideal for them, why would they want the staff to have a regulated route to curb their activitys?
Unfortunatly we have reached the end date for submissions to the enqury so if you failed to make a submission then you are likely to have to put up with twenty years of the security system treating you as they want to, rather in the way you would wish because it will take twenty years or so for the next chance to change the system.