Scotland: Transport Policing

Baroness Bryan of Partick Excerpts

Tuesday 18th December 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord Duncan of Springbank]

The noble Lord has been dogged in his pursuit of this matter and I am obliged to him for continuing to be so. He is absolutely correct in emphasising again that this could well be a model that could work across a whole range of devolved areas.

[Baroness Bryan of Partick (Lab)]

My Lords, even under devolution there has been increasing centralisation in Scotland, including of Police Scotland, which has resulted in failures to respond to incidents in which there has been loss of life. The idea of that body incorporating British Transport Police as well is very worrying. Does the Minister agree that significant expertise exists within British Transport Police that needs to be kept separate?