Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British Transport Police are able to access additional funding to pay for a portion of the costs of policing transport for big events such as football matches, when local police services are able to claim such funding.

The British Transport Police (BTP) is funded by a specific funding regime distinct from those of local police services. Under this model, the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) sets the BTP’s core policing budget, which is then charged to rail operators through Police Service Agreements. The cost of policing large events such as football matches is covered by core funding.

Further funding may be provided through enhanced policing agreements between the BTPA and train operators, including from Transport for London for policing of the London Underground.