Submitted on Sunday 7th February 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 9th February 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
All passing through airport security to remove all head and facial coverings.
Most travellers are required to remove their outer clothing, shoes, scarves, hats when passing through security at airports to ensure there is no possibility of concealment, yet other passengers are allowed through security with their heads and faces covered.
There have been many instances of unequal treatment of travellers passing through UK border controls. A well known case at Gatwick Airport (as reported in the Daily Telegraph on the 26 Feb 2012) was typical. A passenger who was required to remove his scarf queried why it was that another female passenger who had her face and head completely covered, was not required to remove her head gear. He was then delayed for an hour because of his comments. This is clearly unacceptable
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Operational decisions about security at airports are not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament.
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