An access control method, comprising: receiving, by a terminal device, access control information sent by a radio access network device, wherein the access control information comprises a plurality of check items arranged in a predetermined order, each of the plurality of check items comprises target object information and result processing information, and the target object information is used by the terminal device to check whether the terminal device belongs to a target object indicated by the target object information, and the result processing information is used to indicate that successful check is used as a final result or unsuccessful check is used as a final result; when the terminal device needs to initiate access or a service, checking, by the terminal device, a first check item obtained in the predetermined order from the plurality of check items; obtaining, by the terminal device when the terminal device belongs to a target object indicated by first target object information comprised in the first check item, a first check result based on the first check item, wherein the first check result is successful check or unsuccessful check; and when the first check item is not a last check item of the plurality of check items, determining, by the terminal device, the first check result as the final result based on the first check result and first result processing information of the first check item; wherein the determining, by the terminal device, the first check result as the final result based on the first check result and first result processing information of the first check item comprises: when the first result processing information is used to indicate that successful check is used as the final result, and the first check result is successful check, determining, by the terminal device, the first check result as the final result; and the method further comprises: initiating, by the terminal device, access or a service to the radio access network device. receiving, by a terminal device, access control information sent by a radio access network device, wherein the access control information comprises a plurality of check items arranged in a predetermined order, each of the plurality of check items comprises target object information and result processing information, and the target object information is used by the terminal device to check whether the terminal device belongs to a target object indicated by the target object information, and the result processing information is used to indicate that successful check is used as a final result or unsuccessful check is used as a final result; when the terminal device needs to initiate access or a service, checking, by the terminal device, a first check item obtained in the predetermined order from the plurality of check items; obtaining, by the terminal device when the terminal device belongs to a target object indicated by first target object information comprised in the first check item, a first check result based on the first check item, wherein the first check result is successful check or unsuccessful check; and when the first check item is not a last check item of the plurality of check items, determining, by the terminal device, the first check result as the final result based on the first check result and first result processing information of the first check item; wherein the determining, by the terminal device, the first check result as the final result based on the first check result and first result processing information of the first check item comprises: when the first result processing information is used to indicate that successful check is used as the final result, and the first check result is successful check, determining, by the terminal device, the first check result as the final result; and the method further comprises: initiating, by the terminal device, access or a service to the radio access network device. when the first result processing information is used to indicate that successful check is used as the final result, and the first check result is successful check, determining, by the terminal device, the first check result as the final result; and the method further comprises: initiating, by the terminal device, access or a service to the radio access network device.