Transport written question – answered at on 26 November 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 29 October 2012, Official Report, column 4W, on aviation: security, what consideration he has given to compliance with human rights legislation in respect of individuals concerned about health risks or moral issues arising from undertaking a full-body scan at airports.
The Government consulted on a code of practice for the use of security scanner technology. The code addresses issues including health, privacy and data protection and requires airports to put suitable safeguards in place.
All security scanners in the UK use automatic threat recognition software—meaning that no images are viewed by human reviewers. All scanners in the UK use millimetre wave technology. Safety studies have concluded that there are no known health effects from the use of this technology.
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