The British Transport Police Authority is looking for an Assistant Chief Constable to join the senior team of officers at the police force.

British Transport Police (BTP) is the specialist police force serving the railways across England, Wales & Scotland.  Rail transport is flourishing, with significant expansion of infrastructure and continued increases in passengers and freight.  Working in partnership with the industry, BTP delivers a networked, responsive, innovative and visible policing service to ensure the safety, security and reliability of the rail and underground network and all who use it.

This is a policing job with a difference – working closely with the Rail Industry. The railways are expanding – more than 2.7 billion passenger journeys and 113 million tonnes of freight to be moved next year on the rail system throughout Great Britain including London Underground. The environment is operationally and commercially demanding.

We want an Assistant Chief Constable who can build on the excellent performance of others to achieve our ambitious objectives. A risk-based approach with the ability to exercise wide discretion in the use of police powers is required to keep the railways running, staff secure and passengers safe whilst preserving the integrity of the office of constable.

If you are ambitious and can show you have the ability to justify this, we want to hear from you.

Documents to download 

BTPA ACC Appointment Pack

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Applications for this position close at 11.59pm Sunday 13 September 2015.

Contact information

If you have any questions about the application process please contact Iggi Falcon on 020 7387 3810 or email [email protected].

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves. We welcome applicants from all sections of community.

About the BTPA 

BTPA is an independent body of that oversees the British Transport Police. It is composed of 15 members who represent the rail operators and passengers. It maintains the force’s budget, allocates resources and makes senior appointments to the force.

For more information visit www.btpa.police.uk.

British Transport Police is the specialist, national police service for Britain’s railways. It deals with major and minor crime, disorder and incidents, and covers the rail system in England, Wales and Scotland. Its police officers, Police Community Support Officers, Special Constables and support staff are recruited and trained like those of local forces and have the same powers.

The BTPA is inviting industry representatives to join this year’s annual workshop to hear how the BTPA and BTP have performed in the last 12 months and to find out more about our plans for the year ahead.

Invited guests, which include senior members of staff representing the rail industry, passengers and the Force are encouraged to attend this annual event.

The agenda for the day is being finalised, and will be published on our website, but attendees can expect an operational update from the Chief Constable, an overview of progress against our strategic plan, a look ahead on agreeing the budget and priorities for 2016/17 and an input on partnership working from the RDG.

The event will take place 24 September 2015 at:

BMA House

Tavistock Square

London

WC1H 9JP

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Event details

9.30am: coffee and registration

10am – 1pm: presentations TBC

1pm: lunch and networking

If you are interested in attending or would like more information please call 020 7 383 0259.

Keep checking our website for the most up to date information about the workshop.

Find out what happened at last year’s event.

We are looking to appoint a new Chair who can provide clear and visible leadership within the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) and beyond to all stakeholders. You will be responsible for agreeing strategic direction, promoting the highest standards of service delivery and ensuring train operators, their staff and passengers get best value from the British Transport Police (BTP). You will also lead the BTPA through the implementation of the Smith Commission outcomes as they relate to policing on the railways in Scotland.

The BTP is the police force for the railways, providing a policing service to rail operators, their staff and passengers throughout England, Wales and Scotland. As a public body, the BTPA provides support and democratic accountability for the delivery of this vital police service.

You should have a credible track record in either an executive or non-executive capacity, in the private, public or third sector that will enable you to drive forward change and help create continuous improvement. You should be a confident communicator who will quickly establish credibility to work with a complex range of stakeholders, including the UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, the rail industry, local police forces, passenger interest groups, national crime agencies, local and regional agencies (such as Transport for London) and the media.

Closing Date: Wednesday 05 Aug 2015

£32,000 for circa 60 days over a year – London

Preferred starting date: 1 December 2015

Interviews are expected to be held during October 2015.

The BTPA values equality and diversity in employment and a socially inclusive transport system. We want the organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their race, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, marital status, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation or working pattern.

For more information or to apply click here.

The British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) has overseen the work of the British Transport Police (BTP) for 11 years and in that time BTP have become world class and world leaders in what they do.

They are seen as a vital part of the rail family ensuring the safety and security of everyone who uses the rail network.

In all of its history BTP has never performed better and crime on the railways has reduced year on year.

BTP is different to Home Office police forces because it works in a commercial environment and is fully funded by the rail industry from passenger and freight revenue.

Annual targets are the result of joint working with BTP and consultation with our stakeholders, including passenger groups, rail staff, train companies and Network Rail. These intelligence led targets, support the goals of the rail industry, and use measures which are meaningful for the operational and commercial model underpinning the rail franchising system.

Targets set clear, visible, goals that evidence to passengers, and our many other stakeholders, how their feedback has been used and that the right steps are being taken to meet long term goals of reducing crime and disruption.

The achievements of BTP in reducing crime and disruption every year, and the increase in passenger confidence, demonstrates that targets work in a rail environment.

The policing plans for 2015/16 were formally agreed in March this year and are the result of annual consultation.

View this year’s policing plans.

New targets, driven by national passenger feedback, have today been officially handed over to the officers that police Britain’s railways.

The British Transport Police Authority (BTPA), which oversees the work of British Transport Police (BTP), has worked closely with the Force to produce this year’s policing plans which, it says, take on board the feedback of passengers and rail staff more than ever before.

This year’s policing targets are the result of ramped up public consultation with passengers who made themselves heard via BTP’s first ever public consultation as well as through the National Rail Passenger survey.

The result is national and locally based plans for more visible policing, especially late at night, and a crackdown on anti-social behaviour and crimes that cause disruption and delays on tubes and trains.

To maximise resources there will be an emphasis on more intelligence-led policing this year via Operation Trafalgar, a method which uses years of data to analyse crimes by time and location, allowing the Force to focus on preventing rather than reacting to crime.

Rail bosses and their staff have also worked closely with the authority and BTP to influence policing plans this year, with particular emphasis on tackling staff assaults and work that can be done to reduce disruption caused by offences such as trespass. Targets have been set that will see BTP working directly with partners to reduce disruption as well as increase confidence amongst rail employees.

The 2015/16 national targets for BTP include:

• Reduce crime by at least 3%
• Reduce violence against the person offences by at least 10%
• At least a 78.8% confidence rating for passengers measured by the National Rail Passenger Survey

Local targets for London and East /South of England include:

• Reduce violence and aggression towards London Underground and DLR staff – last year there were 417 offences
• To carry out a total of 588 on-train patrols during Friday evenings
• Reduce bicycle offences, which includes theft, by at least 10 %

Local targets for Pennine, Wales, Western, Midlands include:

• Reduce theft of passenger property by at least 5%
• Work with the rail industry to create bespoke problem solving plans to address anti-social behaviour and trespass

Local targets for Scotland include:

• Reduce the number of violent offences at Edinburgh Waverley by 20%, Glasgow Central by 10% and Glasgow Queen Street by 10%
• Work with Community Rail Partnerships at a minimum of six locations to improve confidence

The release of the new policing plans coincides with a campaign launch by BTP on Monday, 1 June, to show passengers how their feedback has been used.

BTP is committed to increasing passenger confidence this year and, the policing plans, which list the Force’s targets, have been designed to encourage conversation. They contain contact details of commanders across the country as well as a feedback tool for anyone wanting to share their thoughts on the targets with the Force or the police authority.

Millie Banerjee Chair of the BTPA said:

“This year’s targets capture the big issues affecting those who travel or work on the railways because we’ve worked with passengers and rail employees to develop them. They support the Force to make the greatest impact by encouraging partnership working, whilst focusing policing where it is needed most.

“They are the result of much conversation and we don’t want that conversation to stop now. We want to track how these focused priorities are working for passengers and the rail industry to help us plan for next year. This year’s policing plans have been designed to keep that conversation going.”

The Chief Constable of BTP, Paul Crowther added:

“The targets for 2015/16 build on our successes last year to reduce disruption and increase passenger confidence and will, rightly, be extremely challenging.

“Passenger feedback means this year we are confident our targets are focused on the issues that matter most. Securing the confidence of passengers is vital to our success as a force, increasing visibility and ensuring we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time, will help us achieve this.”

Tell us what you think of the targets visit www.btpa.police.uk/policingplans