Method for carrying out a screening process of persons, comprising the steps: detecting an intention of a person to pass through; transmitting notification data indicating the control intention of the person, and comprising data identifying the person to a central controlling device of a control authority; comparing the data identifying the person against examination information of a control database of the central controlling device, and generating the check data necessary for the person screening process, which comprises a result of the comparison and at least a part of the data identifying the person; transmitting the check data to at least one control device of at least one control station; recording control information of the person and of an identity document by means of the at least one control device, wherein the control information comprises features acquired of the person and features acquired of the identity document; evaluating the control information based on the check data and generating a control decision, and outputting the control decision, wherein the method is characterised in that the transmitting of notification data takes place by way of a trust device, which calls up at least a part of the data identifying the person from an ID information database of the trust device and adds it to the notification data, that stored in a pass-through controlling table database of the central controlling device of the control authority is information about security features of identity documents which are to be checked, information about the control steps necessary for checking the security features, instructions for control steps which are to be carried out during the person screening, as a function of a control situation, and controlling instructions, by means of which the control device is controlled during the person screening and/or is configured for the person screening, and that at least a part of the information contained in the pass-through database is transmitted to the trust device, and the trust device selects a part, wanted by the control authority, of the information identifying the person from the data deposited in the ID information databank and inserts it into the notification data, such that only the necessary part of the data identifying the person is transmitted to the control authority, and the central controlling device adds data from the pass-through controlling table database to the check data, and the control device is controlled and/or configured in the acquisition and evaluation of the control information by means of the check data from the pass-through controlling table database which is transmitted to the check data. detecting an intention of a person to pass through; transmitting notification data indicating the control intention of the person, and comprising data identifying the person to a central controlling device of a control authority; comparing the data identifying the person against examination information of a control database of the central controlling device, and generating the check data necessary for the person screening process, which comprises a result of the comparison and at least a part of the data identifying the person; transmitting the check data to at least one control device of at least one control station; recording control information of the person and of an identity document by means of the at least one control device, wherein the control information comprises features acquired of the person and features acquired of the identity document; evaluating the control information based on the check data and generating a control decision, and outputting the control decision, wherein the method is characterised in that the transmitting of notification data takes place by way of a trust device, which calls up at least a part of the data identifying the person from an ID information database of the trust device and adds it to the notification data, that stored in a pass-through controlling table database of the central controlling device of the control authority is information about security features of identity documents which are to be checked, information about the control steps necessary for checking the security features, instructions for control steps which are to be carried out during the person screening, as a function of a control situation, and controlling instructions, by means of which the control device is controlled during the person screening and/or is configured for the person screening, and that at least a part of the information contained in the pass-through database is transmitted to the trust device, and the trust device selects a part, wanted by the control authority, of the information identifying the person from the data deposited in the ID information databank and inserts it into the notification data, such that only the necessary part of the data identifying the person is transmitted to the control authority, and the central controlling device adds data from the pass-through controlling table database to the check data, and the control device is controlled and/or configured in the acquisition and evaluation of the control information by means of the check data from the pass-through controlling table database which is transmitted to the check data.