The British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) welcomes Lucy D’Orsi as newly appointed Chief Constable at British Transport Police (BTP) as she takes up the post today.

BTPA Chair, Ron Barclay-Smith, says “We are delighted to have Lucy join today as Chief Constable and are looking forward to working closely with her on the many critically important initiatives that BTP engages in to keep Britain’s rail passengers and staff safe and protected. Lucy’s extensive experience and valuable insight position her well for this role, ably supported by her fellow officers and colleagues at BTP.

Lucy joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1992. She has extensive experience working across multiple London boroughs and held the role of Commander East London. Lucy was previously Counter Terrorism Policing’s Senior National Coordinator for Protective Security and Preparedness and has worked closely with UK businesses, UK military and International law enforcement agencies.

Lucy will provide effective leadership to a large, dispersed workforce of over 5,000 police officers and staff across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as leading constructive partnerships with the Department for Transport, the devolved administrations and the Rail Industry across Britain.”

 

 

Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn adolygu adran Gymraeg gwefan yr Awdurdod Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig (BTPA). Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, ni fydd yr adran Gymraeg ar gael ac rydym yn edrych ymlaen at gael rhannu’r wefan newydd ar ôl i ni orffen ein diweddariadau.

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Trwy’r post:
British Transport Police Authority
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London
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The British Transport Police Authority thanks British Transport Police’s outgoing Chief Constable, Paul Crowther, for his dedication over his 40 years of continuous service. Paul has had an outstanding career and we recognise his huge contribution to keeping Britain’s railways safe. For many of those who have worked alongside Paul over the years he will be remembered for his pride in, commitment to and unwavering support for the men and women at BTP. Examples of lengthy and dedicated public service such as Paul’s are as impressive as they are rare.

We wish him well in his retirement and all the best going forward in any new endeavours.

Deputy Chief Constable Adrian Hanstock takes on the Chief Constable responsibilities from 8 February, pending the arrival of new Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi from the Metropolitan Police.

Your views matter and are important when shaping British Transport Policing Plans for 2021/22. The British Transport Police Authority publishes the policing plans every April following consultation with its rail industry partners, BTP staff, officers and other relevant parties. The proposals included in the survey are based on research and engagement conducted by the British Transport Police and Police Authority and this is an opportunity for you to provide vital feedback on these objectives as well as measures and indicators we use to track progress.

To access the survey please click here and the deadline for completion is 8 February 2021.

You can see previous years’ plans on the Policing Plans section of our website.

In January 2017, the Policing and Crime Act 2017 achieved Royal Assent which was the vehicle to introduce wide-reaching reforms across the entire disciplinary system, following the Chapman Report. The changes were introduced with the aim of making the complaints system more customer focused, proportionate, less adversarial, with greater emphasis on improvement and learning. These improvements have been long awaited and are very much welcomed by the British Transport Police (BTP) and British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). We hope they will bring a positive cultural change to the organisation.

The corresponding regulations were implemented by Home Office Forces on 1 February 2020. Ensuring that our organisation remains aligned with other Police Forces, we will be introducing new regulations on 4 January 2021, which will enable BTP to adopt the new provisions. Due to our unique makeup and legislative differences, it has been necessary for the BTPA to enter into a formal agreement with the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and the Home Office in order for BTP to adopt the changes, which accounts to the later timeline.

Visit BTP for more information

One of the key areas of change for the BTPA will be is that appeals are replaced by a new system of Reviews. Local Policing Bodies will become the review body for locally handled enquiries which deal with less serious complaints, where this was previously the responsibility of the Chief Constable.

The following page sets out the process in greater detail.

Read the updated regulations here –

BTP Performance Regulations 2020 FINAL

BTP Conduct Regulations 2020 FINAL

BTP Appeals Tribunal Regulations 2020 FINAL

BTP Complaints and Misconduct Regulations 2020 FINAL