The government claims mandatory national security checks for all new aviation workers are being completed "in record time" as efforts continue to solve the recruitment crisis in travel and tourism.
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According to the Department for Transport 97% of accreditation checks are being completed "in around five days on average" and counter terrorist checks "in under 10 days on average", the latter down from a 20-day average turnaround in March.
The DfT said these efforts come in addition to allowing employers to begin certain training modules with new trainees while their background checks are outstanding.
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