Management have informed RMT that Transec will be carrying out 'covert testing exercises' on stations. Transec will leave a bag unattended on a station, and then observe how station staff deal with it. The exercise will initially take place at "a selection of designated Category A stations", and its aim is to check that unattended bags will be identified and dealt with during hourly security checks or other duties.

Several Items were discussed with some brought to a close and others ongoing. Outlined below are the topics talked about and the actions which were agreed to be carried out.

Items from the last meeting

Malcolm Taylor, RMT Stations & Revenue Council rep, writes ...

I spy with my little eye a CSA not doing what I think s/he should be doing! Behold the new competence assurance, renamed: Competence Management System.