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British Transport Police — HMICFRS PEEL Rating

HMICFRS publishes inspection ratings for every UK force. This is the most recently published rating for this force.

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No PEEL rating is currently published on BlueLineHub for British Transport Police. HMICFRS PEEL inspections run on a multi-year cycle; the latest report may not yet have been reviewed by our editorial team.

You can read the latest published reports for every UK force at hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk.

Full inspection history

Every published HMICFRS inspection for British Transport Police that carries a graded judgement, showing only the area-level grades exactly as published.

HMICFRS changed its assessment framework over time, so grades are not directly comparable across eras. We group reports by framework era and never infer any trend, improvement or decline between them.

Download this force’s inspection history (CSV)

PEEL 2023+ (current framework; scale: Outstanding / Good / Adequate / Requires improvement / Inadequate)

  1. 2024-02-22peel

    Inspection into British Transport Police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy

    • Effectiveness:Good
    • Efficiency:Adequate
    • Legitimacy:Good
    View report on HMICFRS

PEEL 2014–2020 (scale: Outstanding / Good / Requires improvement / Inadequate)

  1. 2018-07-06peel

    PEEL: Police effectiveness - An inspection of British Transport Police

    • Effectiveness in preventing crime and tackling anti-social behaviour:Good
    • Investigating crime and reducing re-offending:Good
    • Protecting vulnerable people:Good
    • Tackling serious and organised crime:Good
    • Specialist capabilities:Good
    View report on HMICFRS
  2. 2017-12-08peel

    PEEL: Police efficiency, legitimacy and leadership - An inspection of British Transport Police

    • Efficiency:Good
    • Legitimacy:Good
    • Leadership:Good
    View report on HMICFRS

Baseline & thematic inspections (pre-PEEL)

  1. 2011-02-22force-specific

    British Transport Police, inspection findings

    • Overall:Adequate
    View report on HMICFRS
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