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Full airport ID card holders

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Full airport ID card holders

Owning a full airport ID card

Holding a full airport ID card at a MAG airport is a privilege, and you're personally responsible for protecting airport security at all times.

Responsibilities

How you must use your ID card

  • Your full airport ID card must:
    • Only be used in connection with your employment for your organisation, and not for personal reasons
    • If you work for another employer at a MAG airport (MAN, STN, EMA), you understand that
    • You must apply for a separate pass
    • It must be clearly visible at all times while you are on duty, displayed on your: upper front torso, or upper arm
  • Be removed when you are travelling to and from work
  • You will not display your ID pass when you're off duty, either physically or digitally
  • Be shown to MAG Security when you enter a security restricted area, where it will be checked for validity
  • You understand that you may be asked to provide a second form of identification
  • Be shown on request to:
    • MAG Security
    • Compliance personnel
    • Any authorised airport official

Your responsibilities as an ID card holder

You must:
  • Safeguard your full airport ID card at all times and be accountable for how it is used
  • Ensure that all your activities are in line with your organisation’s authorised activities at the airport
  • Ensure that the photograph on your pass reflects your current appearance
  • Familiarise yourself with the access levels you have been granted, including what areas you're permitted to access
  • Inform your Authorised Signatory if there are any changes to your personal details, including (but not limited to):
    • Job title
    • Access requirements
    • Name
    • Address
    • Appearance
  • Notify your employer within 14 days if you're charged with or convicted of a criminal offence

Lost or stolen passes

If your full airport ID card is lost or stolen, you should:

Report it immediately to -
  • Your employer
  • Airport security
  • The ID Centre

Security behaviour and responsibilities

You should:
  • Challenge or report anyone who is not displaying a valid full airport ID card in a restricted (non-public) area
  • Immediately challenge or report any unescorted Temporary Pass Holder airside to MAG Security or your manager
  • Never allow your pass to be used by anyone else or allow unauthorised access
  • Report:
    • Suspicious behaviour
    • Security concerns
    • Defective doors, gates or locks

What you mustn't do

You shouldn't:
  • Use your full airport ID card to meet, greet or escort friends, family or colleagues in airside areas without a valid business purpose
  • Wear or use your pass when travelling as a passenger, or use it to:
    • Access secure areas
    • Bypass security or immigration controls
  • Consume alcohol:
    • Airside at any time (before, during, or after your shift)
    • If you consume alcohol landside after your shift, you will remove your ID Pass
  • Allow anyone to tailgate (follow you through secure access points)
  • Prop doors or gates open at any time

Your role in keeping MAG safe

You have a responsibility to:
  • Look out for and report suspicious behaviour
  • Protect access to restricted areas
  • Support a strong airport security culture

ID Centre contact details

Manchester

Phone number
01614 893545


Address
Manchester ID Centre
Manchester Airport
Manchester
M90 1XQ

Stansted

Phone number
01279 662500


Address
Stansted ID Centre
Ground Floor
Enterprise House
Stansted Airport
Essex
CM24 1QW

East Midlands

Phone number
01332 852968


Address
Address EMA ID Centre
Building 113
Viscount Road
Castle Donington
DE74 2SA
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