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<p>The Cabinet Office acknowledges the pressures that the aviation sector is under
and has been working with the industry to offer support and speed up the security
processes for prospective airport staff. UK Security Vetting (UKSV) has prioritised
applications from the aviation sector since April of this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UKSV
can only provide overall statistics for the aviation industry and are unable to separate
out statistics for baggage handlers. On average, Accreditation Checks are being completed
in five days or less. Counter Terrorist Checks (CTC) in the Aviation sector are being
processed in under ten days on average.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In line with
the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise
comment on security matters.</p>
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