Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95385

British Transport Police: Finance

Tabled: 28 November 2025

Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned cuts to British Transport Police (a) staffing and (b) stations due to the 2025/26 funding shortfall on the prevalence of crime, including anti-soc

Answer

Keir Mather

The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is 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 following proposals fr...

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