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British Transport Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance has she given to the British Transport Police Authority on British Transport Police funding in the 2026-27 financial year.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 28 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 2 Dec 2025
Answer: 3 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance has she given to the British Transport Police Authority on British Transport Police funding in the 2026-27 financial year.
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Department does not determine the budget for the British Transport Police. The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set independently of the Department by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA), following proposals from the Force and view...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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