Question reference: S6W-23700
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it has provided to British Transport Police (BTP) in each year since 2018 to ensure an adequate BTP provision in Scotland.
Answer
British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) publishes its Annual Reports which cover the policing of the railways in each financial year. No direct financial support is provided to BTP by the Scottish Government, because its costs are met by charges levied against the rail industry, which is supported by the funding allocated to it by the Scottish Government.