Question follow-through · 93782

British Transport Police: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officers of the British Transport Police are permitted to take industrial action.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 24 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 26 Nov 2025
Answer: 2 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

24 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officers of the British Transport Police are permitted to take industrial action.
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Dec 2025
Answer published
In line with all other police forces, it is unlawful for British Transport Police (BTP) officers to take strike action, as per Section 280 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (consolidation) Act 1992.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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