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This review builds on joint work undertaken with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in England and Wales (HMIC) and provides an overview of the performance of British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland. The review was commissioned by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Transport under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003. Our review also provides a strategic overview of the proposed transfer of the Scottish operations of British Transport Police to Police Scotland. This transfer will be implemented through the Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill which was passed at Stage 3 by the Scottish Parliament on 27 June 2017, and by secondary legislation still to be drafted and approved by the UK and Scottish Parliaments.