encrypted usb

Put simply, unless the encrypt/decrypt is done automatically on the USB stick with no software whatsoever running on the console, they will not work.

While it may be possible to force them to work, your consoles may become unstable and we couldn't support them properly.

Did you ask them why they want this?

My guess is that it's because you're a Council-run venue and several Councils have been slapped a few times for Data Protection issues, and yours quite rightly doesn't want to be the next one leaving USB sticks full of at-risk childrens' names, addresses and case details etc, on the train.

Work with them to find a sensible system to ensure that you and your staff won't copy sensitive data onto your USB sticks.
- That should be quite easy, as I doubt you've actually got access to that kind of thing anyway. (Why would you?)

Logically they already need some kind of port filter to block 'unencrypted' sticks (brought from home) from their computers, so I would have thought that would be fine on its own.
- You'll need a non-Council link to the Internet to download console updates, but aside from that I don't see any particular issues.

Put simply, unless the encrypt/decrypt is done automatically on the USB stick with no software whatsoever running on the console, they will not work.

While it may be possible to force them to work, your consoles may become unstable and we couldn't support them properly.

Did you ask them why they want this?

My guess is that it's because you're a Council-run venue and several Councils have been slapped a few times for Data Protection issues, and yours quite rightly doesn't want to be the next one leaving USB sticks full of at-risk childrens' names, addresses and case details etc, on the train.

Work with them to find a sensible system to ensure that you and your staff won't copy sensitive data onto your USB sticks.
- That should be quite easy, as I doubt you've actually got access to that kind of thing anyway. (Why would you?)

Logically they already need some kind of port filter to block 'unencrypted' sticks (brought from home) from their computers, so I would have thought that would be fine on its own.
- You'll need a non-Council link to the Internet to download console updates, but aside from that I don't see any particular issues.