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Critical Workers Identity Cards  
Minutes and Actions from 8 May 2009 
London City Airport Implementation Steering Group 
 
Present: ****** ****** (**), ********* ******* (**), ****** **** (**), ******* ****** (**) 
Apologies: N/A 
 
Agenda 
Agenda Item Comments 
Action by: 
Item No. 

Minutes and actions 
 
1.1 
Minutes of the London City Airport Steering Group   
meeting on 24 February 2009 were approved 
1.2 
Actions 22 to 28 were closed on the London City 
 
Action Log 

National Identity Service Update 
 
2.1 
** provided an update on the National Identity 
 
Service: 
•  Secondary legislation responses had been 
considered by IPS and we will be writing a 
response to aviation stakeholders who replied 
•  Wider aviation stakeholder engagement 
continued and IPS are planning specific 
engagements with BALPA representatives 
•  ** suggested MH sets up a forum for airline 
crew to answer their questions 
•  ** said ** should focus on pilots 
•  IPS continued discussions with Disclosure 
Scotland and they provided options for our 
consideration 
•  ** said that when there is a fully worked up 
plan it should be bought to the Steering Group 
2.2 
•  ** provided an update that everything at 
 
Manchester Airport remained on schedule 
•  ** commented that portability of pre-
employments checks needs to be discussed 
with both airports 
•  ** said that she has set aside the 28 May for a 
meeting 
•  ** explained that agenda item 5 had more 
information about how London City could 
participate in this part of the Scheme 
2.3 
Action 1: ** to set up a forum for airline crews and 
MH 
pilots  

London City Airport Update 
 
3.1 
** provided an update on the activities that have 
 
taken place at London City airport: 




 •  IPS has met with employers to discuss the 
evaluation 
•  Conducted two successful Q&A session 
•  The London City Airport Working Group was 
held on 16 March to discuss the detailed 
estates requirements 
•  ** met with ****** ****** to discuss how the 
scheme might impact on London City Airport 
contractors.  It was concluded there would be 
a minimal impact. 
•  ** commented that she has received an e-mail 
from IPS security and needed more 
information as to why these questions were 
being asked 
•  ** said he would review the e-mail to and send 
back to ** with only the necessary questions 
3.2 
Action 2: ** to look at security e-mail sent to MB 
MH 

London City Airport Feedback 
 
4.1 
** commented that there had been no negative 
 
feedback from employers or airside staff about the 
scheme 
5 Process 
Improvements 
 
5.1 
•  ** went through the paper on process 
 
improvements, highlighting the two areas 
where process improvements could be made. 
•  ** outlined that portability was a commitment 
made by both London City and Manchester 
airports 
•  ** agreed that this was important to do and 
hoped to attend on 28 May 
•  ** outlined that it might be possible to use the 
information on the identity card to speed up 
processing time at the airside pass issuing 
office 
•  ** asked for the Steering Group to approve the 
paper and agree the next steps 
•  All members approved the paper 

IPS Enrolment Facility 
 
6.1 
** went through the paper on the enrolment facility   
which included floor designs and a high level plan 
•  ** stated that the specification of the doors 
were not compliant with the Disability 
Discrimination Act as they were not wide 
enough 
•  ** said that you could still fit a wheelchair 
through them and that under the Act you are 
allowed to have exceptions 




 •  ** suggested that the head of the Home Office 
Disability department is invited to test the office 
and prepare appropriate lines to take 
•  ** said that we should offer tours of the 
enrolment facility to everyone at London City 
Airport so we can talk them through the 
process 
•  ** asked the Steering Group to approve the 
paper and the plans 
•  All members approved the paper 
6.2 
Action 3: ** to prepare lines to take about the 
MH 
doors not being DDA compliant 
 
Action 4: ** to invite Head of the Home Office 
MH 
Disability to view the premises 
 
Action 5: ** to arrange for everyone at London City  MH 
Airport so IPS can talk them through the process 
7 Operational 
Trials 
 
7.1 
•  ** went through the paper on operational trials   
•  ** said that the number of volunteers should be 
managed appropriately to avoid overloading 
the enrolment office 
•  ** agreed and suggested that IPS invite 
volunteers by department 
•  ** agreed and said that once all the volunteers 
from London City Operator had been enrolled, 
the scheme should be opened up to other 
employers 
•  ** and ** agreed that the office opening hours 
should be 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday until 
all volunteers have been enrolled.  After that 
the Steering Group would deicide what the 
most appropriate opening hours should be in 
order to service new employees coming into 
the airport 
•  ** asked the Steering Group to approve the 
paper 
•  All members approved the paper 
8 Legislation 
 
8.1 
•  ** went through the paper on legislation and 
 
outlined what had been agreed with London 
City Airport about the definition of a new 
employee and who would be exempt from 
paying for an identity card 
•  ** agreed that they had been consulted on the 
legislation and the content of the paper 
accurately reflected previous discussions 
9 AOB 
 




 
9.1 None 
raised 
 
 
Next meeting: 8 June 2009 from 10 – 11