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Airport policing in the United Kingdom has taken many forms since the rise of scheduled airline services in the post-war period. Policing at major civilian airports was the responsibility of specialist constabularies operated by three central government departments until 1974, when the rise in international terrorism saw armed police from territorial police forces deployed to major airports ...
Private British railway companies employed detectives and police almost from the outset of passenger services in 1826. These companies were unified into four in 1923 then into a single nationalised company in 1947 by the Transport Act, which also created the British Transport Commission (BTC).
The Aviation Security Operational Command Unit (SO18), after April 2015 known as Aviation Policing Command (APC) or Specialist Operations – Aviation Policing (SOAP), [1] is a Specialist Operations unit of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The unit is responsible for providing policing and security for both Heathrow and London City ...
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 [1] so that the police function "efficiently and effectively", [2] and the British Transport Police patrol the railways in England, Wales, and Scotland.
Most British Transport Police officers are unarmed. British Transport Police ARV officers carry: Glock 17 pistol [96] LMT CQB 10.5" SBR carbine (may be fitted with suppressor) [96] [97] SIG MCX; SIG 716
The British Transport Police have a reciprocal arrangement at the Gare du Nord in Paris. The Police aux Frontieres also maintain a presence at passport control at the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone and at Dover port, whilst Kent Police maintains a presence at Coquelles on the French side of the tunnel.
Pages in category "Department for Transport" ... Airports Commission; B. Bilateral aviation safety agreement; BRB (Residuary) Limited; British Transport Police;
British Transport Police officers (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "British Transport Police" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.