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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.
A cap badge of the British Airports Authority Constabulary. The British Airports Authority was established in 1965 by the Airport Authority Act 1965, and on 1 April 1966 the new British Airports Authority Constabulary (BAAC) took on responsibility for operating London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted airport.
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).
Policing at Heathrow was initially undertaken by the Civil Aviation Authority.In 1965, the responsibility was taken over by the British Airports Authority Constabulary, which subsequently passed to the Metropolitan Police on 1 November 1974 as a consequence of the Policing of Airports Act 1974.
Mr Lennon refused to share his personal details with staff, leading to an officer from British Transport Police (BTP) being called over. He was arrested and detained for 90 minutes before being ...
The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 gave the British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police a limited, conditional authority to act outside of their primary jurisdiction, if the situation requires urgent police action and the local force are not readily available, or if they believe that there is risk to life or limb, or ...
The British Airports Authority was established in 1965 by the Airports Authority Act 1965 to take management of the UK's larger airports into public ownership under a government authority. [3] The Airports Act 1986 transferred the powers relating to running government owned airports from the British Airports Authority from the public sector to ...
London, Tilbury & Southend Railway Police (1854–1912, became part of Midland Railway Police) London Transport Police (April 1934 – 1 December 1958, became part of British Transport Commission) London Underground Railways (13 April 1933–?, became part of London Transport Police) Manchester & Leeds Railway Police (1837–1847)