Stage 1 Report on the Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill

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Overview
Report
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Background
  - The Smith Commission
  - The British Transport Police Authority's three-options paper
  - Consultation and other relevant legislative scrutiny preceding consideration of the Bill
- Policy objectives of the Bill
- Committee scrutiny of the Bill
- Railway Policing Agreements
  - Engagement with railway operators
  - The costing model
  - Service standards
  - Governance
- Disputes
- Engagement with railway users and other interested persons
- Potential benefits of integration
  - Improved accountability and an integrated approach to infrastructure policing
  - More effective operational policing
- Risks from integration
  - Cross-border services
  - Retaining BTP Scotland officers and staff
  - Risk of dilution of expertise and skills
  - Potential impact on safety and security
  - Commencement
- Alternative approaches
- Financial considerations
  - Transitional and project costs
  - Efficiency savings
- Delegated powers in the Bill
- The transition process
- General principles of the Bill
- Annexe A
- Annexe B
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