Written question asked by Lord Palmer (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 July 2019. It was answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
British Transport Police
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the role, and (2) the total complement, of the British Transport Police.
- Answer
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The British Transport Police (BTP) is responsible for policing the rail network across England, Scotland and Wales, providing a service to rail operators, their staff and passengers. It also polices the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, the Midland Metro tram system, Croydon Tramlink, Tyne and Wear Metro, Glasgow Subway and Emirates AirLine. The BTP has 3107 police officers, 303 police community support officers, 311 special officers and 1567 police staff (as at 31 March 2019).
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL16706
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- British Transport Police
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2019-07-03 14:48:13 +0100
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