Written questions

British Transport Police: Finance

Commons · Question 53564 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 May 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her plans are for future funding arrangements for British Transport Police (a) during and (b) after the transition to Great British Railways.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 May 2025

The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set currently set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually followin...