The latest news from BTPA.
BTP Chief Constable awarded CBE in 2020 New Year’s Honours
2nd January 2020
The British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) would like to congratulate Chief Constable Paul Crowther on being awarded a CBE in the 2020 New Year’s Honours. BTPA Chair Ron Barclay-Smith said: “On behalf of my Authority colleagues I would like to congratulate Paul. This is both greatly deserved and a testament to Paul’s hard work and…
BTP 2019/20 Policing Plan
3rd October 2019
The British Transport Police’s (BTP) 2019/20 Policing Plan is now available to view on the Policing Plan section of this website. This plan sets out the overarching priorities the BTP will focus on in the coming year, as well as local commitments to address specific priorities in the regional Divisions. Chair of the British Transport…
Bill Matthews reappointed
29th July 2019
The Secretary of State and Rail Minister have approved the reappointment of Bill Matthews as the BTPA’s Scottish Member for a further three years from October 2019. We thank Bill for all of his work and look forward to our continued work together in the future. You can find Bill’s biography on the Member section…
New BTPA Chief Executive
3rd June 2019
Hugh Ind has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA), starting today (Monday 3 June 2019). Hugh was previously Director General at the Cabinet Office where he was leading work on the Government’s apprenticeship strategy. Hugh has worked in the civil service for 27 years, in roles such as…
Draft Policing Plans 2019/20
23rd May 2019
Following our consultation earlier in the year, we are pleased to share with you the draft British Transport Police policing plans for 2019/20. These will be expanded upon before their official publication in the next few months, but in the meantime you can view them here.