New Airside ID Pass Application Standard

New Airside ID Pass Application Standard at Heathrow, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton Airports

The long anticipated new Heathrow Airports (Formerly BAA Airports) has arrived at last. The new standard is a great improvement over the old, having reduced down from 66 pages to now only 26.

What Has Changed?

There are a number of changes when it comes to the necessary background checks employers must undertake, some of which make the process more involved and some which simplify physically getting hold of the references. Find out more

The changes are:

  • Scanned references and CRC’s are now admissible documents. The new standard clearly allows references to be received as scanned copies and also to be submitted as scanned copies.  These must be “full colour” scans and should be accompanied by a file note. Original copies must be held while a pass is active.
  • 5 years of reference checks now means you cannot have a gap of up to 28 days at the start of the 5 year referencing period. As such you must have a reference accounting for day 1.
  • Clarity around the use of HMRC, Accountants, Evidence and Gaps.
  • Personal referees can now know the applicant in a professional capacity.
  • Overseas Criminal Record Checks. Once obtained an applicant must not return to that country.
  • More emphasis is being placed on authenticating referees. This includes telephone checks and checking businesses exist.
  • Regardless of whether a pass has been held previously, it is no longer possible to only reference back to the point of the last pass issued. A full 5 year reference check must be undertaken and submitted.

These changes are enforced from 1st October 2013.

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