Lord Berkeley
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Scotland: Transport Policing
Lord Berkeley Excerpts(5 years, 10 months ago)
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Lord Duncan of Springbank
The noble Baroness is absolutely right. The expertise within British Transport Police is specific to transport issues and related concerns. It cannot easily be accommodated into general policing.
Lord Berkeley (Lab)
My Lords, I congratulate the Minister and other speakers on the progress that has been made, but will the noble Lord tell the House whether the pensions rights and obligations of the existing BTP staff will be protected in whatever shape or form the end result occurs?
Lord Duncan of Springbank
That is a vital question and the answer is yes, they will be fully protected.