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<p>We are engaging with the aviation industry and are looking for ways to help the
industry to recover quickly as we emerge from the COVID pandemic and travel restarts.
Security continues to be paramount and we will not allow people to work airside when
they have not been subject to the appropriate enquiries. The travelling public must
have confidence that appropriate security measures are in place at airports. They
would expect nothing less of government.</p><p>There are two categories of checks.
The first are industry security checks. These include checks on an individual’s employment
and education history over five years. These checks are the responsibility of the
industry – they can take time and we continue to engage with them to understand any
challenges. The second category are checks by Government. These are being processed
in a timely manner. There are no delays, and the aviation industry is fully aware
of the time these important checks take.</p>
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