Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:01 am
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Dave W wrote:I've had a partial response from my Home Office Policy contact. It covers my Q3, which was:Dave W wrote:3. The document states (on page 2): "If you are travelling between GB and another country within the Common Travel Area (NI, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man) and are using a port that is not police designated, you must still notify police at least 12 hours in advance of your journey. Failure to seek approval is a criminal offence under the Terrorism Act 2000." (My bold).
- Please confirm the requirement for "Approval".
The answer is:Home Office wrote:Regarding the Terrorism Act 2000 notification requirement, your question (3), you are correct, in the case of aircraft not operating for reward, if the airfield is non-designated, the requirement is to notify the relevant police force, it is not to seek approval.
So that's good.
They go on to say:Home Office wrote:For (1) and (2), I have shared these with colleagues in HMRC as they own the policy for these particular issues.
I'll report back again when I have something for Qs 1 &2 - likely by the end of this week. I'll eventually be asking if the HMRC letter etc will be re-published with amendments.
Q4 is now resolved as noted earlier, and was about the 18 month extension to the Blanket Interim Certificate of Agreement. Like others, I was impressed at how positively the whole CoAA process has been undertaken since late last year, and told her so:
Dave W wrote:Can I take the opportunity to thank all involved with the interim blanket CoAA process for the proactive and helpful way it has been managed from the outset? I understand from many others at airfields around the UK that they feel the same.
Reply:Home Office wrote:Finally, thank you for feedback on the CoA process, I have passed your thanks on to the teams involved, it’s always nice to hear about a job well done, so thank you for taking the time to let us know.
WRT the requirement to notify police 12 hours before the flight, it seems to my reading, to nullify the benefit of having a 2hour notification period for customs. 2 hours GAR would permit a "spontaneous" flight to Europe, whereas 12hours police notification alongside it puts us all back in the original position we were in?