Editing British Transport Police (section)

==== On the request of a chief constable (mutual aid) ====
[[File:British Transport Police riot gear.jpg|thumb|upright|BTP police constable in riot gear aiding the Metropolitan Police in London during student protests, 9 December 2010]]

If requested by the [[chief constable]] of one of the forces mentioned above, a BTP constable takes on all the powers and privileges of members of the requesting force.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&PageNumber=0&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=267726&ActiveTextDocId=268128&filesize=523 |title=Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c.24) – Statute Law Database |website=Statutelaw.gov.uk |access-date=8 June 2009}}</ref> This power is used for planned operations, such as the [[2005 G8 summit]] at [[Gleneagles Hotel|Gleneagles]].