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<p>The recent use of a drone to disrupt Gatwick airport operations was a serious criminal
offence. The Department is working closely with the Home Office, Police, CAA and all
UK airports to ensure that appropriate lessons are learnt from this incident, and
appropriate mitigations put in place to reinforce their protection. Department for
Transport and Home Office Ministers will be meeting with key UK airports this week
to discuss their counter-drone strategies in the wake of the Gatwick incident.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department is introducing a number of measures to build on existing regulations
to improve safety and security at airports and other critical infrastructure sites,
set out in our consultation response published on 7th January, which can be found
here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-future-of-drones-in-the-uk-consultation"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-future-of-drones-in-the-uk-consultation</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>These measures include new powers for the police to ensure they are able to
enforce the law for offences involving drones, and increased drone restriction zones
around airports.</p>
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