British Transport Police is merging with Police Scotland, but staff in the two forces have different terms and conditions Andrew Milligan/PAMorale within British Transport Police is low because of uncertainty caused by its forthcoming merger with Police Scotland, a report reveals. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland called for issues over the impact the amalgamation would have on staff and officers’ terms, conditions and pensions to be resolved at the “earliest opportunity”. The inspector’s latest overview of the BTP also warned that the “scope and scale of the challenges and complexity posed by the transfer should not be underestimated”. Derek Penman, the chief inspector, said that “while both organisations provide a policing service, there are fundamental and significant differences in the way they operate”. He said that, as a result, the merger — due to be completed in April 2019 — was “quite different” from the creation…

Source: The Times December 09, 2017 00:00 UTC