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British Transport Police: Finance

Commons · Question 76114 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned £8.5 million reduction in funding for the British Transport Police Funding on the policing of crime on the rail network.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 16 Sep 2025

The budget for the British Transport Police for the financial year 2025/26 is £415m - a 5.9% increase on the year before. The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departme...