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Railways: Anti-social Behaviour and Crimes of Violence

Commons · Question 102862 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2026

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Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to question 99889 titled Railways: Anti-social Behaviour and Crimes of Violence, whether her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of statutory po

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Answered by Keir Mather, 13 Jan 2026

The British Transport Police Authority (BTPA), the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the British Transport Police Force (BTP), plays a key role in ensuring there is independent and expert oversight of the BTP force. It agrees strategies...