Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to change the application criteria to be a special constable within the British Transport Police.
The selection of Special Constables to join the British Transport Police is an operational issue controlled by the Chief Constable. We understand that the Chief Constable is currently reviewing the list of occupations currently prohibited from being a Special Constable in the light of the new College of Policing Code of Ethics.