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.
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
6
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