The Transport Secretary is seeking to appoint a Deputy Chair and up to four additional members who can enhance the work of the British Transport Police Authority through their skills, knowledge and experience. BTPA exists to ensure the effective policing of Britain’s railways by the British Transport Police, setting its strategy and targets, and allocated funding for its budget.

Deputy Chair

The Deputy Chair will undertake a lead role in the work of the Authority, assisting and deputising for the Chair where necessary. Applicants must show a record of leadership and achievement, experience of strategic management, and the ability to manage conflicting demands and points of view, and achieve consensus.

Ideally applicants will have experience of leading a police force at senior ACPO level.

The Deputy Chair post is fifty days a year for four years and is remunerated at £26,184 pa.

Please note that applications for this position closed at 5pm on 7 November 2011. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 28 November 2011.

Members

New Members will have strategic management level experience of providing railway infrastructure or train services, either in an executive of non-executive capacity (2 posts), or senior level experience of work relating to passenger or consumer rights (2 posts, with one post to come from Scotland).

You will need to demonstrate highly developed team-working and interpersonal skills, integrity and sound judgement. A solid commitment to an equal opportunities and diversity agenda is paramount. Experience of engaging effectively with the commercial world is essential.

The Members posts are thirty days a year for four years and are remunerated at £15,750 pa.

Please note applications for this position closed at 5pm on 27 June 2011. Interviews were held 8 July 2011.

For more information contact

For further details or an application pack, contact [email protected] or call 020 7944 5332.

Alternatively, you can write to: Department for Transport, Zone 3/18, Great Minster House, 76 Marshma Street, London SW1P 4DR, specifying which post/s you are interested in.

About 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.

Three leading members of the UK rail industry have today been appointed as new members of the British Transport Police Authority. All three will serve as members with knowledge of industry matters.

Patrick Butcher has over 8 years experience in the transport industry joining the Board of Network Rail in 2009 as Group Finance Director

David Franks has 38 years experience of the train industry and is currently UK train Director for Keolis UK.

Anton Valk (pictured) has over 12 years experience in the transport industry and is currently the  Chief Executive Officer of Abellio Group, the international subsidiary of NS, the Dutch state owned rail operator.

For more information contact

Michael Daventry
British Transport Police Authority
Tel: 020 7383 5678
Email: [email protected]

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.

BTPA is delighted to announce the appointment of Francesca Okosi as British Transport Police’s first Director of Corporate Resources.

In her new role she will assume accountability for all operational matters relating to the Support Services portfolio, including Finance, Corporate Services, Human Resources and ICT.

Francesca joined BTP from East Thames Group, a social housing, care and regeneration agency in East London and Essex, where she was Director of Support Operations, responsible for the corporate services portfolio and the corporate leadership of the group. At East Thames Group, she led the development of the group’s strategic and financial plans and helped deliver significant cost-savings during her tenure.

She has over 20 years experience in public sector management, most recently at the Department for Food and Rural Agriculture (DEFRA), where she held the position of Director of Change and Strategy and Director of People and Performance. Previous to her work at DEFRA she was Director of Human Resources and Consultancy Services at Brent Council.

For more information contact

Michael Daventry
British Transport Police Authority
Tel: 020 7383 5678
Email: [email protected]

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.

It is with great regret that BTPA announces the death of James King, aged 60, member for passenger interests and Scotland.

James passed away on Sunday 12 June. He had been a member of the Police Authority since its inception in 2004, including five years chairing the stakeholder relations committee.

Under his watch, BTP became more accountable and transparent to its colleagues in the rail industry, and James particularly invested himself in BTP’s work to more effectively engage with the diverse community it serves. He also helped pioneer BTP’s project to introduce neighbourhood policing teams on the railway.

BTPA chairman Millie Banerjee said: “I always admired James’s dedication and sense of duty. He had such a conscientious approach to his work, a trait all his colleagues will fondly remember, and he championed the interests of consumers in Scotland, particularly its rail passengers.

“His contribution to BTPA was huge, and he is a great loss. He will be sadly missed.”

Chief Constable Andy Trotter said: “James was a highly respected and valued BTPA member and our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.

“James used his passion for the rail industry and, in particular its passengers, to make a real impact in his role on our Authority.

“He set an effective strategy for how BTP and BTPA liaised with the industry and was committed to diversity, leading on BTP’s National Independent Advisory Group for many years.”

David McCall, Assistant Chief Constable (Scotland) said, “As the Scottish member on the Police Authority, he was always in contact with me about policing issues in Scotland; not just those issues affecting BTP.

“His easy-going yet challenging style, I welcomed very much. He kept us all on our toes in Scotland but always in a straightforward and pleasant way.

“I will miss his wise counsel on all railway-related matters, as will all of our officers in Scotland who he made it his business to get to know.”

Colin Foxall, Passenger Focus Chairman and fellow BTPA member said: “We are all sad to learn of the passing of James King.

“James was a founder board member of Passenger Focus, a valued colleague and friend. He was an energetic and enthusiastic passenger champion, tireless in his commitment to passengers in Scotland and Great Britain. We shall miss James very much.”

James’s work for Passenger Focus goes back to 2002 when he was appointed a member of the then Rail Passengers Committee for Scotland. Previous to this he was Vice Chairman of the Rail Action Group East of Scotland. His extensive business and marketing expertise were greatly valued by both the board and staff at Passenger Focus.

A service of Thanksgiving will be held at St. Andrew Blackadder Church, High Street, North Berwick on Friday 1st July at 2.30 pm, to which all family, friends and colleagues are invited. Donations, if desired, to The Edington Cottage Hospital and The Railway Children.

For more information contact

Michael Daventry
British Transport Police Authority
Tel: 020 7383 5678
Email: [email protected]

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.

We are seeking to appoint a new Director of Corporate Resources as part of a restructure of British Transport Police’s top team.

The new position will assume accountability for all operational matters relating to the Support Services portfolio, including Finance, Corporate Services, Human Resources and ICT. The Director of Corporate Services will be a trusted adviser to the Chief Constable and the Police Authority, and an influential member of the Strategic Command Team making a significant contribution to the strategic direction of the Force to support the achievement of BTP, railway and government objectives.

The position was advertised in the Sunday Times on Sunday 22 May 2011. For more information, please visit the dedicated microsite at www.btpdirector.com.

For more information contact

Mark Turner
Gatenby Sanderson
Tel: 020 7426 3983

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.