The '''Civil Aviation Authority''' (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the United_Kingdom. It was established in 1972. The main act of parliament regulating aviation in the UK is the Civil Aviation Act 1982. Previously, regulation of aviation was the responsibility of the Department_of_Transport. Responsibility for Air_traffic_control in the UK passed to NATS in 2001. The CAA employs just over 1000 staff, mainly in two offices, CAA House Holborn in London and Aviation House, next to London_Gatwick_Airport. The civil servant responsible for the CAA in the Department_for_Transport is Sandra Webber, Divisional Manager of the Aviation: Consumer and CAA Division. The CAA regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. They also oversee the ATOL. The ATOL licence offers financial protection for airlines. If you fly abroad with an airline and while you are on holiday they go bust, then if you had no money or there were no flights home the CAA would make sure that you got back to the UK as long as the airline is covered by ATOL. ==See also== *Air_safety *UK_topics *Civil_Aviation_Authority for similar organisations in other countries == External link == * http://www.caa.co.uk/ Category:Aviation_authorities Category:Aviation_in_the_United_Kingdom Category:Public_bodies_and_task_forces_of_the_United_Kingdom_government De:Civil_Aviation_Authority