Our role?
The Police Authority employs a small team of 10 staff who provide support to the Authority’s Members. Authority Members are recruited and appointed by the Department for Transport.
The Authority also appoints, and where necessary dismisses the Strategic Command Team at the British Transport Police; this team includes the following posts;
- Chief Constable
- Deputy Chief Constable
- Assistant Chief Constable Territorial Policing and Crime
- Assistant Chief Constable Operations
- Assistant Chief Constable Scotland
- Director of Corporate Resources
By law BTPA is also the employer of all British Transport Police’s police staff. Information about BTP’s current work force can be found by visiting the police force’s diversity pages.
The information we use
The following is the range of information we use in employing, developing and managing our employees. As we set out on our front page our team of staff is too small to report on recruitment, progression and grievance statistics.
Information we use |
What this information tells us |
See this information |
BTPA recruitment procedure |
This establishes a fair and transparent process for the recruitment and appointment of all BTPA employees |
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BTPA flexible working policy |
This establishes a fair and transparent process for the recruitment and appointment of all BTPA employees. |
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BTPA self Development policy |
This establishes the arrangements for access to training and personal development that are available to all BTPA employees. |
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BTPA attendance policy |
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This establishes a fair and transparent process for the management and monitoring of the attendance of all BTPA employees |
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BTPA sickness absence policy |
This establishes a fair and transparent process for the management and monitoring of sickness of all BTPA employees. |
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BTPA Personal Development Review (PDR) policy |
This policy provides all BTPA employees with a structured approach to set annual performance and training objectives and to monitor delivery of these objectives. | |
BTPA grievance policy |
This establishes a transparent process which the Authority has agreed for the recording and management of grievances raised by any BTPA employee | |
BTPA discipline policy |
This establishes a clear process which the Authority has agreed that line managers and senior managers should use for the management of grievances raised by any BTPA employee |
Gaps in our equality information
None identified at present but will be kept under review.
