“It was 12 months ago that I wrote an Open Letter to Dubai Airport and started our campaign after being held in an airport police room for 2 hours because my son uses an insulin pump. On the anniversary of the start of our campaign, I am delighted to bring you good news! As you may know, I contacted Airports Council International (ACI) who fully supported our campaign last December by publishing an article called “Best practice for screening of insulin pumps” in their World Report which was sent to their 592 members operating 1,853 airports in 173 countries around the world. Since then, Nina Brooks, Head of Security at ACI World has presented the issue to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized UN agency, and the member states of the Aviation Security Panel, which advises on global standards and recommended practices. Nina said “Updated guidance material will be included in the 10th edition of ICAO’s Security Manual (Doc8973) due for release in September this year.” This guidance material will note that screeners should take into account specialized medical devices and offer alternate screening methods with equivalent security outcomes, not require the removal of a medical device required to monitor or manage a medical condition, and to take into account documentation provided by the passenger from their practitioner and advice from equipment manufacturers regarding the sensitivity of devices to equipment such as full body scanners and x-ray machines. This is a major achievement for our campaign and I cannot believe how far we have come in just 12 months. I would like to sincerely thank all those who have supported us and helped really make a difference by signing and sharing our petition and to the following organisations: Airport Operators Association, International Airport Review, UK Civil Aviation Authority , UK Department for Transport, Diabetes UK, Diabetes.co.uk, JDRF and of course, ACI World. I am continuing both the petition and my dialogue with the above named organisations to spread awareness and so that we can achieve our ultimate goal of all insulin pump users having a STRESS FREE and SAFE experience at airport security all around the world.” RACHEL HUMPHREY Campaign Organiser