Railways: Nationalisation
Commons · Question 3325 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the estimated mobilisation and due diligence costs of rail franchise transfers include the (a) renegotiation and (b) absorption of Police Service Agreements; and whether the ongoing costs of public sect
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 1 Jun 2026
As train operating companies move into public ownership they will continue to enter into Police Service Agreements (PSAs) with the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA), and we do not expect any change to the existing funding arrangements. The BTPA wi...