Question follow-through · 18208
Railway Stations: British Transport Police
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources of British Transport Police to maintain a permanent policing presence at major rail interchange stations.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 4 Aug 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources of British Transport Police to maintain a permanent policing presence at major rail interchange stations.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Aug 2026
Answer published
The British Transport Police (BTP) is operationally independent from Government. It is therefore for the BTP Chief Constable to determine the optimal number of officers required at major rail interchange stations, using the budget allocated by the British...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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