OMG. I have not been ignoring the posts about Punta Gorda, just having a difficult time comprehending the possible devastation.
DISCLOSURE Scotland, the criminal-record vetting agency, is at the centre of a catalogue of aviation security failures that have prompted pilots to warn that British airports and airliners are wide open to terrorist infiltration, The Scotsman can reveal.
The agency was last month attacked by MSPs for delays in screening the records of people who work with children. Now its lesser-known role in aviation security for the whole of the UK is coming under fire.
Since the end of July, the Scottish-based agency has had responsibility for vetting all staff with access to the sensitive "airside" areas of British airports, including aircraft, refuelling facilities and baggage and cargo handling areas.
A combination of limitations in Disclosure Scotland’s remit and the agency’s own bureaucratic failures have left pilots worried that there is little to stop would-be terrorists gaining access to vulnerable sites.
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Tomorrow is going to be hard. After watching the video report, (most of which was shot in the dark), I don't want to think about what the dawn will reveal.