British Transport Police: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 123167 on British Transport Police: Finance, what proportion and monetary value of the British Transport Police’s budget is recovered from (a) Train Operating Companies, (b) Network Rail, and (c) other rail industry bodies in the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
In the most recent year for which figures are available (2025/26), the total British Transport Police budget was £418.5 million. Of this, £392.4 million was funded by the rail industry through Police Service Agreements (PSAs), with a further £26.1 million provided through grants and Enhanced Police Service Agreements (EPSAs).
The proportions and values funded by the rail industry were:
A) Train Operating Companies, including Transport for London and operators in the devolved administrations: £256.2 million (61.2% of total funding).
B) Network Rail: £138.7 million (33.1% of total funding, including EPSA funding).
C) Other PSA holders and operators: £7.8 million (1.8% of total funding).
The remaining just under 4% of BTP’s total funding was provided through grants for specific programmes or projects by DfT or other government departments.
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