British Transport Police Federation

30 January, 2020

Federation meets with IOPC

The Chairman of BTP Federation, Nigel Goodband, has met with Michael Lockwood, the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

31 Jan, 2020

Chairman's Blog for January

Colleagues, here is the first blog of 2020 and I would like to begin by congratulating those in policing who were recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

19 Dec, 2019

Chairman's Blog for December

As recently as the end of last month we were again reminded of the threat that society and our brave police officers face with another terrorist attack at London Bridge.

28 Nov, 2019

Smiles through marathon pain

Fed Rep Stuart Cowan knew the size of the challenge he faced when he signed up to run the New York Marathon for the PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund. However, he didn't expect to end up on crutches.

28 Nov, 2019

Chairman's Blog for November

Firstly, it saddens me to report on the sudden and unexpected death of Police Inspector Chau See from Hammersmith BTP.

26 Nov, 2019

Death of BTP Inspector

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved and well-respected BTP officer who sadly passed away this month.

8 Nov, 2019

Colleague's court appeal successful

PC Andrew Spiby had his common assault conviction quashed at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday (7 November 2019).

5 Nov, 2019

Federation observes terror response exercise

BTP Federation was recently invited to observe an exercise which tested elements of the multi-agency response to a terrorist attack.

1 Nov, 2019

Chairman's Blog for October

I had the great privilege of attending the National Police Memorial Day (NPMD) in Glasgow at the end of September.

21 Oct, 2019

Fed Rep Stuart Cowan set to run New York

Our own Stuart Cowan is amongst a team of sixty people taking part in the New York Marathon to raise money for the PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund.

14 Oct, 2019

Funeral of Martin Sills

Our colleague Martin Sills passed away on 26 September aged just 52.

14 Oct, 2019

Baby Loss Awareness Week - The Baby in the Sky

Lily's story - today, Diane shares her experiences:

10 Oct, 2019

Baby Loss Awareness Week - Ellie's Story

Today, Lucy-Jane Milton shares her experience of losing her baby Ellie:

9 Oct, 2019

Sadly, the death of a baby isn't a rare event and it can happen to anyone. This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week, a campaign involving more than 60 charities which aims to raise awareness about pregnancy and baby death.

26 Sept, 2019

Chairman's Blog for September

You have all had an exceptionally busy summer so on behalf of the Federation I would like to say a very big thank you for the excellent work you have been involved in across the entire country.

23 Sept, 2019

Nominate a colleague for an Award of Excellence

Nominations are now open for the British Transport Police Federation Awards of Excellence.

19 Sept, 2019

Officer's charity walk marks a decade since life-changing crash

Alvon May has completed his fundraising walk in aid of the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, but there is still time to top up his total, which currently stands at £1700

10 Sept, 2019

An introduction to TRiM

As a Federation we support several charities which not provide crucial support and services to police officers and their families, as well as those which honour the service of officers who are no longer with us.

10 Sept, 2019

BTP Wellbeing and Support Survey

There's no doubt policing is challenging, and officers regularly face situations that are dangerous and distressing. This means effective welfare support is crucial.

30 August, 2019

COPS Service of Remembrance

As a Federation we support several charities which not provide crucial support and services to police officers and their families, as well as those which honour the service of officers who are no longer with us.

30 August, 2019

Chairman's Blog for August

Colleagues, here is the blog for August 2019; sadly a month in which we have had to offer our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of another police officer.