British Transport Police Authority

The British Transport Police Authority is the police authority that oversees the British Transport Police. A police authority is a governmental body in the United Kingdom that defines strategic plans for a police force and provides accountability so that the police function "efficiently and effectively", and the British Transport Police patrol the railways in England, Wales, and Scotland.

The chair, appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport, was Alistair Graham from its founding in 2004 until the end of 2011, Millie Banerjee from 2011 to 2015. Esther McVey served as chair from 2015 to 2017. Ron Barclay-Smith was appointed as chair in 2018.

References

"About Police Authorities". Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
"About the police". U.K. Home Office. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010.
"About us". British Transport Police. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
British Transport Police Authority (2012). "Millie Banerjee". BTPA website. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
"British Transport Police Authority board appoint new chair". Global Railway Review. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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