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British Transport Police (BTP; Welsh: Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig) is a national special police force [6] that polices the railway network of England, Wales and Scotland, which consists of over 10,000 miles of track and 3,000 stations and depots.
Such forces include Durham Constabulary in December 2011 [92] and British Transport Police (BTP) in June 2011. BTP in 2012 have decided to increase their overall numbers of PCSOs. [93] The Metropolitan Police in February 2012 undertook a recruitment campaign to employ around 1000 additional PCSOs. [94]
Number of police officers Budget (millions) Area size (km 2) Formed Country/Region Legal jurisdiction Type Avon and Somerset Police: Unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire: 3,202 [1] £326.6 [2] 4,777: 1974 South West England: England and Wales: Territorial police force ...
This number excludes 9 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), 2 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), and 1 Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic (Addl.C.P) [10] The Commissioner of Police is the overall operational leader of the force, but the Force is normally managed by the Additional Commissioner of Police on behalf of the ...
The British Transport Police became the first force to issues tasers to special constables on 27 May 2022, starting a group of 22. [49] Whilst not lawfully excluded from doing so, specials do not carry firearms due to enhanced vetting and the training commitments required.
It was subsequently converted into an independent corporation under Section 3 of the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950 on 1 August 1961, In 1961, after successfully converting into an independent corporation all assets and liabilities of MGRTD were transferred to Mysore State Road Transport Corporation.
It is one of three Special Constabularies operating within London, the others being part of the City of London Police and British Transport Police. The service was created over 190 years ago under the Special Constables Act 1831. As of November 2021 it consists of 1,450 officers, making it the largest in the UK. [1]
the creation of a police authority for the British Transport Police (BTP) allowing the BTP to recruit police community support officers (PCSO) under the Police Reform Act 2002 which previously only extended to territorial police forces