Editing British Transport Police (section)

{{Short description|Police force responsible for railways in England, Wales and Scotland}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

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| agencyname     = British Transport Police<br />{{langx|cy|Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig}}
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| abbreviation   = BTP
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| logo           = British Transport Police Logo.svg
| logocaption    = Logo of the British Transport Police
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| formed         = {{Start date and age|1949|01|01|df=y}}
| preceding1     = Great Western Railway Police
| preceding2     = London and North Eastern Railway Police
| preceding3     = London, Midland and Scottish Railway Police
| preceding4     = Southern Railway Police
| preceding5     = London Transport Police
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| budget         = £328.1 million (2021/22)<ref>{{cite report |publisher=[[British Transport Police Authority]] |date=2022 |title=BTPA Strategic Plan 2018-22 |url= https://btpa.police.uk/?news-article=btpa-launches-refreshed-strategic-plan-2018-2022 |page=24 |docket= |access-date=3 March 2022|quote=}}</ref>
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| country        = England, Wales and Scotland
| countryabbr    = GB
| national       = Yes
| map            = [[File:Map of British Transport Police divisions in the United Kingdom.svg|130px|center|{{legend|#0059be|D Division}}{{legend|#008dbe|C Division}}{{legend|#00c5b9|B Division}}]]
| mapcaption     = Jurisdiction of the British Transport Police
| sizearea       = {{convert|10000|mi|km}} of track and more than 3,000 railway stations and depots.
| sizepopulation = Over eight million passengers daily<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btp.police.uk/ |title=British Transport Police (BTP) home |publisher=Btp.police.uk |date=12 February 2014 |access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>
| legaljuris     = {{blist|[[England and Wales]]|[[Scotland]]}}
| governingbody  = British Transport Police Authority
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| constitution1  = British Transport Commission Act 1949
| constitution2  = Transport Police (Jurisdiction) Act 1994
| constitution3  = [[Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003]]
| police         = Yes
| speciality1    = rail
| oversighttype  = police authority
| oversightbody  = [[British Transport Police Authority]]<!--reference commented to allow for auto wikilinking: http://btpa.police.uk/ -->
| headquarters   = 25 [[Camden Road]] <br /> [[London]] <br /> NW1 9LN<ref>{{cite web |title=Department contact details |url=https://www.btp.police.uk/contact_us/btp_departments.aspx |website=British Transport Police |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref><br />
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| sworntype      = Police Constable
| sworn          = 3,113<ref name="gov.uk">{{cite report |date=26 January 2022 |title=Police Workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2021 |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2021 |publisher=Home Office |page= |docket= |access-date=3 March 2022|quote=}}</ref>
| unsworntype   = [[Police community support officer|PCSO]]
| unsworn        = 251<ref name="gov.uk"/>
| chief1name     = [[Lucy D'Orsi]]
| chief1position = [[Chief Constable]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btp.police.uk/about_us/our_people/chief_constable.aspx|title=Chief Constable|website=Btp.police.uk|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>
| chief2name     = Alistair Sutherland
| chief2position = [[Deputy chief constable]]
| chief3name     = Sean O'Callaghan
| chief3position = [[Assistant chief constable]]
| chief4name     = Charlie Doyle
| chief4position = [[Assistant chief constable]]
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| officetype     = Division
| officename     = {{ubl|[[#A Division|A Division]]|[[#B Division|B Division]]|[[#C Division|C Division]]|[[#D Division|D Division]]|[[#E Division|E Division]]}}
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| stations       = 88
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| website        = {{Official URL}}
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'''British Transport Police''' ('''BTP'''; {{langx|cy|Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig}}) is a national [[special police force]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=serious+organised+crime&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&TYPE=QS&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=2086243&ActiveTextDocId=2086252&filesize=4252 |title=s.3(5) Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 |website=Statutelaw.gov.uk |access-date=8 June 2009}}</ref> 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.

BTP also polices the [[London Underground]], [[Docklands Light Railway]], [[West Midlands Metro]], [[Tramlink]], part of the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]], [[Glasgow Subway]] and the [[London Cable Car]].

The force is funded primarily by the rail industry.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=21 June 2019|title=British Transport Police's response to the funding challenge|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332065/btp-response-to-the-funding-challenge.pdf}}</ref>