[F1ANNEX IIU.K. F2... Specifications for the national quality control programme to be implemented by [F3the appropriate authority] in the field of civil aviation security

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3. OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT OF THE NATIONAL QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMME U.K.

3.1.The objectives of the national quality control programme are to verify that aviation security measures are effectively and properly implemented and to determine the level of compliance with the provisions of this Regulation and the national civil aviation security programme, by means of compliance monitoring activities.U.K.

3.2. The national quality control programme shall include the following elements: U.K.

(a)

organisational structure, responsibilities and resources;

(b)

job descriptions of, and qualifications required for auditors;

(c)

compliance monitoring activities, including scope of security audits, inspections, tests and, following an actual or potential breach of security, investigations, frequencies for security audits and inspections and also classification of compliance;

(d)

surveys, where there is cause to reassess security needs;

(e)

deficiency correction activities providing details concerning deficiency reporting, follow-up and correction in order to ensure compliance with aviation security requirements;

(f)

enforcement measures and, where appropriate, penalties, as specified in [F4point 2.3] of this Annex;

(g)

reporting of compliance monitoring activities carried out including, where appropriate, information exchange between national bodies on compliance levels;

(h)

monitoring process of the airport, operator and entity internal quality control measures;

(i)

a process to record and analyse the results of the national quality control programme to identify trends and steer future policy development.]

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