Airport security

Airport security (external link)

Information about preparing for your flight, What to expect at the airport, and hand baggage rules for liquids and dangerous or restricted items.

Airport security advertisement (344 kb)

A4 advert outlining the rules for taking liquids through UK airport security.

Published:: 06 November 2006

Airport security - Report by the Rt Hon Sir John Wheeler (128 kb)

The Rt Hon Sir John Wheeler JP DL was appointed in May 2002 by the Secretary of State for Transport and the Home Secretary to undertake a review airport security.

Published:: 27 March 2002
Last update:: 28 June 2004

MATRA: Cutting the risk of airport crime and terrorism

The creation of the Multi Agency Threat and Risk Assessment (MATRA), a Department for Transport (DfT) and Home Office joint initiative, follows a recommendation made by Sir John Wheeler in his 2002 Review of Airport Security.