British Transport Police Authority
The British Transport Police Authority is the police authority that oversees the British Transport Police. A police authority is a governmental body in the United Kingdom that defines strategic plans for a police force and provides accountability[1] so that the police function "efficiently and effectively",[2] and the British Transport Police patrol the railways in England, Wales, and Scotland.[3]
The chair, appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport, was Alistair Graham from its founding in 2004 until the end of 2011, Millie Banerjee[4] from 2011 to 2015. Esther McVey served as chair from 2015 to 2017. Ron Barclay-Smith was appointed as chair in 2018.[5]
References[]
- ^ "About the police". U.K. Home Office. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01.
- ^ "About us". British Transport Police. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ British Transport Police Authority (2012). "Millie Banerjee". BTPA website. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "British Transport Police Authority board appoint new chair". Global Railway Review. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
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Categories:
- United Kingdom government stubs
- Department for Transport
- Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government
- Police authorities of the United Kingdom