Question follow-through · 13755
British Transport Police: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the British Transport Police.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the British Transport Police.
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Nov 2024
Answer published
The British Transport Police (BTP) are dedicated to building a modern, inclusive, and resilient force that reflects the communities it serves. Their latest headcount figures show the Force is successful at maintaining staff and officer numbers at a consis...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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