Roads and Transport Policing Command

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The Roads and Transport Policing Command, is a unit of the London Metropolitan Police Service that polices roads, buses, bus routes, taxis and minicabs. It was formed from two separate Commands: Safer Transport Command and Traffic Operational Command Unit. The OCU is staffed by regular officers and has its own Special Constables, who work alongside regular officers in all areas of the command. Both branches operate independently, and perform different roles, but they share a leadership team. RTPC does not police national railways in London, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway or Tramlink, which fall under the remit of the British Transport Police (BTP).

The Unit maintains a joint command and control centre with London Buses called MetroComm, which is also the command and control centre of the Traffic Operational Command Unit.

In response to a survey conducted by TfL, which showed that 15% of women using public transport in London had been the subject of some form of unwanted sexual behaviour but that 90% of incidents went unreported, the Safer Transport Command—in conjunction with the BTP, City of London Police, and TfL—launched Project Guardian, which aimed to reduce sexual offences and increase reporting.

Operational history

Safer Transport Command was formed in 2002 as a joint venture with Transport for London (TfL), and consolidated several existing policing operations. It was known as Transport OCU. On 1 April 2009, Transport OCU became part of Territorial Policing. On 29 September 2009, Transport OCU became known as the Safer Transport Command.

On 1 December 2014, the Safer Transport Command and the Traffic Operational Command Unit were merged to create the Roads & Transport Policing Command (RTPC). RTPC provides the MPS with a single, combined command unit responsible for policing the capital's roads and transport network.

References

Bates, Laura (1 October 2013). "Project Guardian: making public transport safer for women". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

External links

Transport policing. Transport for London.

Metropolitan Police

History

Governance

Organisation and structure

Met Operations	Dog Support Unit Marine Policing Unit Mounted Branch Specialist Firearms Command Roads & Transport Policing Command Territorial Support Group Specialist, Organised & Economic Crime Command Contact Centre Human Exploitation and Organised Crime Command Operation Trident
Specialist Operations	Counter Terrorism Command Protection & Security Command Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Royalty and Specialist Protection Aviation Policing
Frontline Policing	Homicide and Major Crime Command Royal Parks Operational Command Unit Violence Suppression Unit

Buildings

Stations

Current	Charing Cross Hammersmith Lewisham
Former	Arbour Square Canon Row Paddington Green West End Central

Training

Other

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