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<p>The UK aviation industry has an excellent safety record and safety is monitored
continuously by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as safety regulator. The safety
of the public is the first consideration in any decision-making process.</p><p> </p><p>The
CAA has conducted extensive assessments of the risks to aircraft of laser attacks.
The CAA Mandatory Occurrence Reports (MORs) provide statistical data on the frequency
and geographical location of attacks on UK aircraft. In addition, the data provides
details of the rate of reported attacks in relation to the number of aircraft movements
at all UK airports including London Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p>The assessments are supplemented
with further enhanced statistical analysis of the MORs by Imperial College London.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government is actively working to draw together a plan to tackle the issues
around the sale and misuse of lasers, and to ensure the safety of consumers and aircraft.</p>
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