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| 'No scan, no flight' rules begin | 'No scan, no flight' rules begin |
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| Some passengers at Heathrow and Manchester airports will have to go through full body scanners before boarding their flights under new rules. | Some passengers at Heathrow and Manchester airports will have to go through full body scanners before boarding their flights under new rules. |
| It is now compulsory for people selected for a scan to take part, or they will not be allowed to fly. | It is now compulsory for people selected for a scan to take part, or they will not be allowed to fly. |
| The new security rules have been introduced following the attempt to blow up a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day. | The new security rules have been introduced following the attempt to blow up a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day. |
| There have been concerns the scanners breach passengers' rights to privacy. | There have been concerns the scanners breach passengers' rights to privacy. |
| Transport Secretary Lord Adonis said in the immediate future only a small proportion of airline passengers would be selected for scanning. | |
| In a written statement to the House of Commons, he said: "If a passenger is selected for scanning, and declines, they will not be permitted to fly." | |
| The scanners were introduced at the two airports on Monday and will be installed at Birmingham later in the month. | The scanners were introduced at the two airports on Monday and will be installed at Birmingham later in the month. |
| Privacy protection | Privacy protection |
| The machine has been used at Manchester Airport's Terminal 2 since October, with additional scanners planned for Terminals 1 and 3 by the end of February. | |
| The Department of Transport has published an interim code of practice covering privacy, health and safety, data protection and equality issues. | |
| "The code will require airports to undertake scanning sensitively, having regard to the rights of passengers," Lord Adonis said. | |
| Manchester airport said it had put strict procedures in place to protect the privacy of passengers. | |
| Manchester Airport's head of customer experience, Sarah Barrett, said: "It will enhance security for everyone, which can only be a good thing, without compromising people's privacy. | Manchester Airport's head of customer experience, Sarah Barrett, said: "It will enhance security for everyone, which can only be a good thing, without compromising people's privacy. |
| "The image generated by the body scanner cannot be stored or captured nor can security officers viewing the images recognise people." | "The image generated by the body scanner cannot be stored or captured nor can security officers viewing the images recognise people." |
| The equipment does not allow security staff to see passengers naked, she added. | The equipment does not allow security staff to see passengers naked, she added. |
| A rule which meant under 18s were not allowed to participate in the body scanner trial has been overturned by the government. | A rule which meant under 18s were not allowed to participate in the body scanner trial has been overturned by the government. |
| The introduction of body scanners has sparked a wide debate, and even the home secretary has admitted it will not be a "magic bullet". | The introduction of body scanners has sparked a wide debate, and even the home secretary has admitted it will not be a "magic bullet". |
| Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to detonate a bomb on a flight from Amsterdam as it was about to land in Detroit. | Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to detonate a bomb on a flight from Amsterdam as it was about to land in Detroit. |