Editing British Transport Police (section)

=== Divisions ===
From 1 April 2014, the divisional structure changed from the previous seven division structure to a four division structure - according to BTP this new structure will 'deliver a more efficient force, generating savings to reinvest in more police officers across the railway network'.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |website=British Transport Police |date=2014 |title=Our structure |access-date=3 April 2014 |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/about_us/our_structure.aspx}}</ref>

==== A Division ====
Based at BTP Headquarters in Central London, this division retains overall control of the other divisions and houses central functions including forensics, CCTV and major investigations. {{as of|2015}}, 393 police officers, 10 special constables and 946 police staff are based at FHQ.<ref name="btp.police.uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP-%20Statistical%20Bulletin%202014-15.pdf |title=Statistical Bulletin 2014/15 |website=British Transport Police |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>

==== B Division ====

This division covers London and the South East and southern areas of England. This division is further divided into the following sub-divisions:
* North<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_Dev_BDiv_East_AW.pdf |title=B Division East Policing Plan |access-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062314/http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_Dev_BDiv_East_AW.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>
* Central<ref>British Transport Police (2014){{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_Dev_BDiv_TfL_AW.pdf |title=B Division TfL Policing Plan |access-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062943/http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_Dev_BDiv_TfL_AW.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2014}}
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* South<ref>British Transport Police (2014) {{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_Dev_BDiv_South_AW.pdf |title=B Division South Policing Plan |access-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062323/http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_Dev_BDiv_South_AW.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2014}}
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{{As of|2015}}, B Division houses the largest number of personnel of any BTP division: 1,444 police officers, 101 special constables, 191 PCSOs and 361 police staff.<ref name="btp.police.uk"/>
[[File:British Transport Police Ford patrol car at Maidstone West Station.jpg|thumb|BTP [[Ford Kuga]] response vehicle, seen next to a [[Vauxhall Astra]] response vehicle, at [[Maidstone West railway station]]]]

==== C Division ====
[[File:Welsh and English BTP mainly Volvo.jpg|thumb|BTP [[Vauxhall Vivaro 3|Vauxhall Vivaro]] (left) with a [[Volvo XC60]] (right) at [[Chester railway station]]. Note that the Vivaro is from an English sub-division and the XC60 is from the Wales sub-division.]]
This division covers the North East, North West, the Midlands, South West areas of England and Wales. This division is further divided into the following sub-divisions:
* Pennine<ref>British Transport Police (2014) {{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_Dev_CDiv_Pennine_AW.pdf |title=C Division Pennine Policing Plan |access-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062544/http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_Dev_CDiv_Pennine_AW.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2014}}
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* Midland<ref>British Transport Police (2014) {{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_CDiv_Midland_AW.pdf |title=C Division Midland Policing Plan |access-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062538/http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_CDiv_Midland_AW.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2014}}
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* Wales<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_CDiv_Wales_AW.pdf |title=C Division Wales |access-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead |website=British Transport Police |date=2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062937/http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_CDiv_Wales_AW.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2014}}
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* Western

{{As of|2015}}, C Division houses the second largest number of personnel within BTP: 921 police officers, 127 special constables, 132 PCSOs and 180 police staff.<ref name="btp.police.uk"/>
[[File:British Transport Police bilingual sign.jpg|thumb|A bilingual sign in [[Welsh language|Welsh]] and English]]

==== D Division ====
This division covers Scotland. There are no sub-divisions within D Division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_DDiv_Scotland_AW.pdf |title=D Division Policing Plan |website=British Transport Police |date=2014 |access-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062528/http://www.btp.police.uk/pdf/BTP_PolicingPlan_DDiv_Scotland_AW.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>

{{As of|2015}}, D Division is the smallest in terms of personnel housing 214 police officers, 24 special constables and 46 police staff.<ref name="btp.police.uk"/>
[[File:British Transport Police Vauxhall Vivaro (16063242684).jpg|thumb|[[Renault Trafic#Opel Vivaro A|Vauxhall Vivaro]] prisoner transport vehicle used by D division]]

==== E Division ====
E Division (Specialist Operations) was formed in 2020, removing the counter-terrorism units and assets from A Division, and placing them into their own division.

E division comprises the force's specialist counter-terrorism units including the Firearms Unit, Dog Branch, Specialist Response Unit and others.