Scottish devolution of BTP debated today

RailNews.co.uk -Members of the Scottish Parliament are debating the proposed devolution of British Transport Police north of the border today. The plan, supported by the SNP, involves merging BTP with the national force Police Scotland, affecting the jobs of 280 BTP officers. Transport minister Humza Yousaf said the merger would ensure that railway policing in Scotland is accountable, through the chief constable and the Scottish Police Authority, to the people of Scotland ...