Question follow-through · 53671
British Transport Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the establishment of Great British Railways on funding for the British Transport Police.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 20 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 May 2025
- Answer
- 27 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the establishment of Great British Railways on funding for the British Transport Police.
22 May 2025
Target answer date
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27 May 2025
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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