Guidance
Disqualifying convictions - aviation
Details of disqualifying convictions for aviation.
Details
A person shall fail the criminal records check where it reveals a conviction for a disqualifying offence which has been received within:
- the last 5 years where the disposal was other than a term of imprisonment.
- the last 7 years where the disposal was a prison term of 6 months or less.
- the last 10 years where the disposal was a prison term of between 6 months and 2 and a half years.
- within any time period where the disposal was a prison term of more than 2 and a half years.
Disqualifying convictions shall include but shall not be limited to convictions for the type of offences listed below.
Terrorism
- assisting terrorism
- committing terrorism
- directing terrorist acts
- failing to disclose information of material assistance in preventing terrorism
- possessing articles or information likely to be useful to terrorism
- using money or property for the purposes of terrorism
Offences against the person
- administering poison
- assault occasioning actual bodily harm
- assault with intent to resist arrest
- assaulting a police officer
- attempted murder
- attempting to choke
- causing bodily injury by explosives
- child abduction
- cruelty to a child
- endangering safety of railway passengers
- endangering the safety of an aircraft
- false Imprisonment
- grievous bodily harm
- ill treatment of a mental patient
- kidnapping
- manslaughter
- murder
- sending explosive substances
- threats to kill
- unlawful wounding
Theft and Dishonesty
- aggravated burglary
- aggravated vehicle taking
- assault with intent to rob
- blackmail
- burglary
- dishonest representation for obtaining a benefit or advantage
- dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit
- evasion of liability by deception
- false accounting
- forgery
- handling stolen goods
- making off without payment
- obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception
- obtaining property or services by deception
- robbery
- theft
Sexual offences
- abuse of children through prostitution or pornography
- attempted rape
- exploitation of prostitution
- indecency with a child
- indecent assault
- living on the earnings of prostitution
- procuration of a woman to become a prostitute
- rape
- taking or making indecent photographs or pseudo photographs of children
- trafficking for sexual exploitation
- sexual activity, assault or rape of a child
- unlawful sexual intercourse
Controlled or illegal drugs
- assisting the production, supply, import or export of controlled or illegal drugs
- import or export of controlled or illegal drugs
- production or supply of controlled or illegal drugs
Criminal damage
- arson
- attempt to cause explosion
- causing an explosion likely to endanger life or property
- conspiracy to cause explosion
- destroying or damaging property
- making or possession of explosive
- threats to destroy or damage
Firearms
- carrying any loaded firearm in a public place
- non-compliance with conditions of firearm certificate or licence
- possession of a firearm without a certificate or licence
- selling firearm to person without a certificate or licence
- shortening a shotgun or other smooth bore gun
- trading in firearms without being registered as a firearms dealer
Immigration
- assisting unlawful immigration
- unlawful immigration
Bomb and threat hoaxes
- communicating false information alleging the presence of bombs or threats
- placing or dispatching articles to cause bomb or threat hoax
Offensive weapons
- manufacture or distribution of offensive weapons
- possession of an offensive weapon
Related documents
- Relevant offences list for England and Wales
- Relevant offences list for Scotland
- Relevant offences list for Northern Ireland
- Relevant offences list under Military Law
Updates to this page
Published 1 September 2010