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British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) Members

Summary

Organisation
British Transport Police Authority
Sponsor department
Department for Transport
Location
Various
Sectors
Transport
Skills
Business, Change Management, Commercial, Communication, Technology / Digital, Judicial, Major Projects, Regulation, Transformation
Number of vacancies
4
Time commitment
30 day(s) per annum
Remuneration
£15,000 per annum
Length of term
Up to 4 years, with the possibility of re-appointment
Application deadline
11:55pm on 24 March 2025

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Timeline for this appointment

  1. Opening date

    24 February 2025

  2. Application deadline

    11:55pm on 24 March 2025

  3. Sifting date

    10 April 2025

  4. Interviews expected to end on

    6 June 2025

Timeline dates are only an estimate and can change

About the appointment

Introduction from the Minister

Welcome Note from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE, Rail Minister 

Dear Prospective Applicant,  

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Member of the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) which is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Transport. 

This is an important time for the Department for Transport. We are focused on improving performance on the railways and driving forward rail reform whilst ensuring infrastructure works for the whole country. 

We are recruiting four new Members who either have knowledge and experience of those providing railway services, working on the railways, and/or the interests of persons travelling by rail. One of those Members will be recruited with a specific focus on Wales. 

BTPA is responsible for ensuring an efficient and effective police force for rail operators, their staff and passengers. Its duties and functions are similar to those of the Scottish Police Authority or a police and crime commissioner in England and Wales, but it oversees a force that is responsible for policing a much wider area – the railways of Great Britain. BTPA’s role is therefore vital to everyone who uses or works on our railways – helping to support the British Transport Police (BTP) to tackle crime and ensure high levels of passenger confidence, as well as securing value for money from the BTP. 

We are looking for motivated team players who can provide strategic guidance in a Board context and who can constructively support and challenge. The successful candidates will be able to see the big picture whilst recognising the interests of a wide range of stakeholders, and will have strong, broad-ranging skills, including those relating to strategy and performance management. 

We strongly welcome applications from all backgrounds. As part of the Department’s commitment to diversity, we believe our public appointments should reflect our customers - the travelling public – who come from all walks of life and have different experiences. We very much welcome fresh talent, expertise, and perspectives, to help us better understand the needs of the communities we serve and support better decision making for all. This includes people who may have never applied for a public appointment but could bring new ideas, insights and energy. 

If you are interested in the role and work of BTPA, full details of the responsibilities are set out in this document, and I would encourage you to apply. 

Our dedicated DfT Public Appointments Team would be happy to talk through the process and answer your questions. 

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE 

Rail Minister 

Introduction from the Chair

Welcome Note from Ron Barclay-Smith, Chair of BTPA 

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Member of BTPA. This is an exciting opportunity to join the independent oversight board of the national police service which keeps Britain’s rail network safe and secure. As the specialist and dedicated police service for Britain’s railways, BTP’s work is wide reaching, providing an important service to all passenger and freight operators, Network Rail, their staff and customers across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as policing the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, the Midland Metro Tram System, Croydon Tramlink, Tyne and Wear Metro and Glasgow Subway. 

BTPA is principally responsible for charging train operators for the policing of the railway and therefore must ensure value for money for its funders. To achieve this, BTP, supported by BTPA, has embarked on a transformation programme which will deliver new ways of working, exploiting the use of digital technology better to predict where resources need to be deployed, analysing the success of its actions and interventions, and enabling officers to spend more time out on patrol working effectively and productively where it matters most. 

BTPA, as the oversight body of the largest of the three national infrastructure forces, is also well placed to contribute to the national conversation around policing, and to further this aim it works closely with the DfT, Home Office, the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and other policing oversight bodies and organisations. However, the range of BTPA’s stakeholders is much broader than this and Members will also be called upon to engage with funders in the rail industry, passenger groups, the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales and more besides. BTPA’s largest funders are Network Rail and Transport for London who currently form two of the key partners within the rail industry. 

It is imperative that BTPA and BTP work collaboratively to deliver efficient and effective policing for the railways in our different roles with trust, openness and transparency at the core of our relationship. At the same time, Members must be prepared to ask the challenging questions and fulfil the role of critical friend, ensuring a balanced and healthy debate to achieve the best outcomes. 

We now seek a Member for Wales and three other national Members who can adapt and influence strategic change, have excellent communication skills with political and commercial acumen and high personal integrity. We particularly want to see applications from candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives reflecting the diversity of the communities BTP serves and helping to maximise the effectiveness of the Authority. Supporting diversity and a broad range of perspectives around the Authority table is of particular personal importance to me as Chair.   

Finally, this is an opportunity to work with a great group of people across the Force and the Authority and be a Member of an Authority which has an exceptional team spirit and is clear about the need to scrutinise and support a highly professional police force. 

I hope you will be inspired by this exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of national policing, making a real difference to the protection of Great Britain’s critical rail infrastructure and those who work and travel upon it.  

If you would like an informal conversation with me about the roles, please contact Raquel Cortes, BTPA Member Engagement Manager, via raquel.cortes@btp.police.uk, to arrange this. I will also be hosting a Webinar on 13 March at 11.00-12.00 to explain more about the roles and the specific qualities being sought. Information about how to access this is available on BTPA’s website at www.btpa.police.uk.

Please keep an eye on the DfT Public Appointments Linked in page https://www.linkedin.com/company/dft-public-appointments and the British Transport Police Twitter page (@BTPAuthority) for updates. 

Ron Barclay-Smith 

BTPA Chair 

Appointment description

Members of BTPA play an active role in working towards ensuring an effective and efficient police service is provided for the railways. Collectively, BTPA is accountable through the Chair to DfT Ministers for the discharge of the responsibilities set out in the legislation. Members’ will be required to approach the work of BTPA as a whole, rather than by geographical representation based on their location.  

Job specification for all Members: 

  • Carry out collectively all statutory and locally determined requirements of a Member of BTPA, including participation in formulating policy, decision making and contributing to the work of BTPA in relation to determining the budget and charges to be made to the rail industry, determining policing priorities, agreeing the annual railways policing plan, best value plan and other issues. 

  • Contribute effectively to discussions at the Full Authority and at relevant sub-committees. 

  • Examine, challenge and support the operational delivery and commercial implications of policy proposals, major projects and programmes, and strategic and organisational issues at BTP. 

  • Work with the BTPA Executive Team to scrutinise BTP’s management information to ensure delivery of the Strategy, Policing Plans and transformation portfolio, acting as a point of support and challenge to its successful implementation, including, for example, ensuring value for money. 

  • Be involved in the work of BTPA as directed by the Chair, including membership of sub-committees, panels or working groups which are established by BTPA, or undertaking a lead role in aspects of work if the Chair determines that that is an effective way of conducting BTPA’s business. 

  • Take an interest in the regional work of BTP, as agreed by the Chair; in doing so, Members provide strong and effective constructive challenge, as well as support. 

  • Comply with all relevant codes of conduct and maintain the highest standards of conduct and ethics, and ensure that BTPA operates within the legislative, policy and resources framework agreed with the Secretary of State. Members are expected to adhere to the spirit of The Seven Principles of Public Life at Appendix A. 

  • Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and awareness of issues affecting the policing of the railway network. 

  • Participate in consultative arrangements that BTPA establishes and actively engage in communication and dialogue with the rail industry, the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments, passengers and other stakeholders, as required. 

  • Effectively represent the views of BTPA with stakeholders. 

  • Promote equality of opportunity in work to eliminate unlawful discrimination, both internally within BTPA and within BTP’s provision of policing services. 

  • Attend local, regional and national conferences / seminars / briefings when nominated by BTPA. 

  • Participate in inspections and audits of BTP and BTPA, as appropriate. 

  • Assist the Chair in setting the strategic direction of BTPA and corporate business plans. 

  • Support the Chair in overseeing and holding BTP to account.

Organisation description

About the British Transport Police Authority 

BTPA was established by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (the Act) as the independent oversight body for the British Transport Police (BTP).  

BTPA is a cross-border public authority which means that the Scottish Government must be consulted about appointments to BTPA. 

The Act provides for the Secretary of State for Transport to appoint between eleven and seventeen Members to BTPA. This includes the Chair and a Deputy Chair, currently Ron Barclay-Smith and Dyan Perry respectively. BTPA currently comprises 14 Members including Members with specific knowledge of the interests of persons in Scotland and England.  

An overview of BTPA’s primary duties is provided below. 

Setting British Transport Police’s strategy: BTPA is responsible for setting objectives for BTP before the beginning of each financial year. BTPA announces these objectives, as well as its strategic direction and performance review of the BTP through several publications: 

  • The Strategic Plan sets out BTPA’s medium-term and long-term strategies for policing the railways. The current strategy published in June 2022 covers the period 2022-27 and will see long-term changes to passenger journeys and ways of working influenced by the pandemic, an ambitious programme of rail reform, an increase in freight traffic, and the delivery of new services. All these factors will influence the demand for policing services, how those services are accessed, how BTP delivers them and the partnerships through which they achieve success. 

  • The annual Policing Plan contains BTPA’s priorities for the year, the financial resources it expects to be available and how it proposes to allocate those resources. 

  • Finally, the Annual Report, published after each financial year end, covering the policing of the railways in that year and accounts. 

BTP’s funding and budget: BTPA determines BTP’s budget, formally called the BTP Fund. It plays a key role in holding BTP to account for ensuring its budget is spent efficiently and effectively. BTPA has an important role in ensuring the delivery of the efficiency programme for BTP, helping to secure better value for money for both taxpayers and stakeholders. 

Stakeholder engagement: This ensures that stakeholders, in particular the rail industry who pay for the policing of the railway, are able effectively to contribute to the development of the Strategic Plan and annual Policing Plan. Effective stakeholder engagement is essential for BTPA and involves listening to franchise holders as well as their representative bodies, such as the Rail Delivery Group. 

Police Service Agreements: BTPA enters into agreements with train, freight and other operating and infrastructure companies to provide a policing service to their railway or railway property. These agreements, referred to as Police Services Agreements (PSAs), require the companies to make payments for the service of BTP. For instance, when a new rail franchise is awarded by the Department for Transport (or by Scottish or Welsh Ministers), the company is usually required to enter into a new PSA with BTPA. 

Emergency Agreements: If an emergency financial provision is required by BTP, the DfT can provide BTPA with separate grants for specific (ring-fenced) purposes in accordance with a framework agreement. BTPA is obliged to provide evidence that the grant was used for the purposes authorised by DfT. BTPA shall not have uncommitted grant funds in hand, nor carry specific grant funds to another financial year. 

Performance monitoring: Members of BTPA provide oversight and scrutiny of BTP’s performance during the year, helping to ensure it provides an effective service to railway users, staff and the railway more generally. BTPA has a focus on legitimacy, providing oversight of those aspects of policing that impact the trust of the public including professionalism, use of force, stop and search and detention. 

Appointments: BTPA is responsible for the recruitment to fill senior vacancies in the BTP, including the Chief Constable, and all members of the BTP Chief Officers’ Group, both officers and staff. BTPA is also the employer of all BTP officers and members of police staff. 

Regulation of BTP: As with Home Office forces in England and Wales, for which regulations are issued under sections 50-52 of the Police Act 1996, BTPA can issue regulations for the BTP as described by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003. 

Overseeing broader priorities: including further discussions around the devolution of the BTP’s functions in Scotland, and any implications for the BTP resulting from reform of the railways. 

The Executive Team: BTPA is supported by a small Executive team led by Chief Executive, Hugh Ind, who also acts as Accounting Officer for the BTP Fund.

Board composition

The selection panel for this appointment competition will be 

  • Shanez Cheytan (DfT Deputy Director) -Panel Chair 

  • Ron Barclay-Smith (Chair of BTPA) 

  • Kathryn Cearns (Independent Panel Member)    

Regulation of appointment

This post is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. For more information, please refer to the Commissioner’s website 

Person specification

Essential criteria

Please refer to attached candidates packs in both English and Welsh.

Essential criteria: 

  • Sound strategic judgement with the ability to make difficult decisions and manage complex situations with a high degree of personal integrity. 

  • Proven ability to challenge constructively, achieving clear outcomes and driving value for money. 

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven experience of engaging effectively with different stakeholder groups. 

  • A demonstrable understanding of the broader political context in which BTPA and BTP operate and current issues. 

In addition to the essential criteria for all Members above, it is essential that candidates applying for the Welsh Member role demonstrate the following: 

  • Knowledge and experience of the interests of people in Wales in relation to use of the railway. 

In addition to the essential criteria for all Members above, candidates applying for the Industry Member role must demonstrate at least one of the following: 

  • knowledge and experience of the companies that operate the trains and tracks; 

  • knowledge and experience of the staff who work for those operators. 

In addition to the essential criteria for all Members above, candidates applying for one of the (up to two) Member roles must demonstrate at least one of the following: 

  • knowledge and experience of the companies that operate the trains and tracks; 

  • knowledge and experience of the staff who work for those operators; and 

  • knowledge and experience of the passengers who travel on the railway. 

Application and selection process

How to apply

In order to apply you will need to create an account or sign in.

Once you are logged into your account, click on 'apply for this role' and follow the on-screen instructions. To apply, all candidates are required to provide:

  • a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • a supporting statement
  • equality information
  • information relating to any outside interests or reputational issues

We will ask you to check and confirm your personal details to ensure your application is accurate.

You will also have the opportunity to make a reasonable adjustment request or apply under the disability confident scheme before you submit your application.

Overview of the application process

Public appointments are made on merit following a fair and open competition process which is conducted in accordance with the Governance Code for Public Appointments. We will deal with your application as quickly as possible and will keep you informed at key stages. We aim to conclude the appointment process within three months of the deadline for applications – this is in accordance with the Governance Code.

The assessment process

  1. Ministers are responsible and accountable to Parliament for the public appointments made within their department. As a result, they must be consulted at every stage of the appointments process.

  2. An Advisory Assessment Panel (“Panel”) is appointed by Ministers to assist them in their decision making. The role of the Panel is to decide, objectively, which candidates meet the eligibility criteria for the role.

  3. At the shortlisting meeting the Panel will assess applications against the eligibility criteria and decide which candidates have best met the criteria, who should be recommended for interview. Ministers will then be consulted on the Panel’s recommended shortlist. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme and you meet all the essential criteria, then you will also be invited for an interview.

  4. Once the shortlist has been agreed by Ministers, you will be advised (by e-mail) whether you have been shortlisted. Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview.

  5. The Panel will meet again to interview candidates and determine who is appointable to the role. The Panel may invite you to make a brief presentation at the start of the interview and will go on to question you about your skills and experience, including asking specific questions to assess whether you meet the criteria set out for the post. The Panel will also explore with you any potential conflicts of interest or any other issues arising from your personal and professional history which may impact on an appointment decision.

  6. Details of the panel’s assessment of interviewed candidates are provided to Ministers, including whether they have judged a candidate to be appointable to the role. It is then for Ministers to determine merit and decide who should be appointed. In some circumstances, Ministers may choose not to appoint any candidates and re-run the competition.

  7. Ministers may choose to meet with candidates before deciding the outcome. Candidates should therefore be prepared for a short time gap between interview and a final appointment decision being made. Candidates who have been interviewed will be kept informed of progress.

  8. Once the decision on the appointment has been made, interviewed candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application, including whom they may approach for feedback. Successful candidates will be issued with their Terms & Conditions and a letter of appointment should they agree to take up the position.

Further information about appointments, including tips on applying, can be found on our guidance pages on gov.uk.

Advisory Assessment Panel (AAP)

The selection panel for this appointment competition will be 

  • Shanez Cheytan (DfT Deputy Director) - Panel Chair 

  • Ron Barclay-Smith (Chair of BTPA) 

  • Kathryn Cearns (Independent Panel Member)    

Advisory Assessment Panels (AAP) are chosen by ministers to assist them in their decision-making. These include a departmental official and an independent member. For competitions recruiting non-executive members of a board (apart from the Chair), the panel will usually include a representative from the public body concerned.
AAP’s perform a number of functions, including agreeing an assessment strategy with ministers, undertaking sifting, carrying out interviews in line with the advertised criteria and deciding objectively who meets the published selection criteria for the role before recommending to ministers which candidates they find appointable. It is then for the minister to decide who to appoint to the role.

Eligibility criteria

In general, you should have the right to work in the UK to be eligible to apply for a public appointment.

There are a small number of specialist roles that are not open to non-British citizens. Any nationality requirements will be specified in the vacancy details.

The Government expects all holders of public office to work to the highest personal and professional standards. 

You cannot be considered for a public appointment if:

  • you are disqualified from acting as a company director  (under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986);

  • have an unspent conviction on your criminal record;

  • your estate has been sequestrated in Scotland or you enter into a debt arrangement programme under Part 1 of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17) as the debtor or have, under Scots law, granted a trust deed for creditors.

When you apply, you should declare if:

  • you are, or have been, bankrupt or you have made an arrangement with a creditor at any point, including the dates of this. 

  • you are subject to a current police investigation.

You must inform the sponsor department if, during the application process, your circumstances change in respect of any of the above points. 

When you apply you should also declare any relevant interests, highlighting any that you think may call into question your ability to properly discharge the responsibilities of the role you are applying for. You should also declare any other matters which may mean you may not be able to meet the requirements of the Code of Conduct of Board Members (see Outside interests and reputational issues section below)
If you need further advice, please contact DfTpublicappointments@dft.gov.uk  

Security clearance

The successful candidate will be required to undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks in line with the Civil Service guidelines. Additional Security Clearance may also be required for certain roles. However, where this applies, candidates will be notified during the appointment process. Further information on National Security Vetting can be found on the Gov.uk website here.

Additional information for candidates

Equality and diversity

We encourage applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and across the whole of the United Kingdom. Boards of public bodies are most effective when they reflect the diversity of views of the society they serve.
We collect data about applicants’ characteristics and backgrounds, including information about people’s educational and professional backgrounds, so that we can make sure we are attracting a broad range of people to these roles and that our selection processes are fair for everyone. Without this information, it makes it difficult to see if our outreach is working, if the application process is having an unfair impact on certain groups and whether changes are making a positive difference.
When you submit your application, your responses are collected by the Cabinet Office and the government department(s) managing your application. The data is used to produce management information about the diversity of applicants. You can select “prefer not to say” to any question you do not wish to answer. The information you provide will not be seen by the Advisory Assessment Panel who review applications against the advertised criteria and conduct interviews.

Disability confident

We are a member of the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. We use the Disability Confident scheme symbol, along with other like-minded employers, to show our commitment to good practice in employing people with a disability. The scheme helps recruit and retain disabled people. As part of implementing the scheme, we guarantee an interview for anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the role, set out in the advert, and who has asked that their application is considered under the scheme. Indicating that you wish your application to be considered under the scheme will in no way prejudice your application. By ‘essential criteria', we mean that you must provide evidence which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required under each of the essential criteria, as set out in the job-advert. When you apply you will have the opportunity to select if you would like your application considered under this scheme.

Reasonable adjustments

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to make sure applicants with disabilities, physical or mental health conditions, or other needs are not substantially disadvantaged when applying for public appointments. This can include changing the recruitment process to enable people who wish to apply to do so.
Some examples of common changes are:
  • ensuring that application forms are available in different or accessible formats;
  • making adaptations to interview locations;
  • allowing candidates to present their skills and experience in a different way;
  • giving additional detailed information on the selection / interview process in advance to allow candidates time to prepare themselves;
  • allowing support workers, for example sign language interpreters;
  • making provision for support animals to attend.
When you apply you will have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the application process.

Principles of public life

The Seven Principles of Public Life (also known as the Nolan Principles) apply to anyone who works as a public office-holder.
1. Selflessness
Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest.
2. Integrity
Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.
3. Objectivity
Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.
4. Accountability
Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.
5. Openness
Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing.
6. Honesty
Holders of public office should be truthful.
7. Leadership
Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour and treat others with respect. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.

Code of conduct for board members

The Government expects all holders of public office to work to the highest personal and professional standards. In support of this, all non-executive board members of UK public bodies must abide by the principles set out in the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies. The Code sets out the standards expected from those who serve on the boards of UK public bodies and will form part of your terms and conditions of appointment.

Management of outside interests and consideration of reputational issues

Holders of public office are expected to adhere and uphold the Seven Principles of Public Life and the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies. Before you apply you should consider carefully: 
  • any outside interests that you may have, such as shares you may hold in a company providing services to government; 
  • any possible reputational issues arising from your past actions or public statements that you have made; 
  • and/or - any political roles you hold or political campaigns you have supported; 
which may call into question your ability to do the role you are applying for.
You will need to answer relevant questions in relation to these points when making an application. Many conflicts of interest can be satisfactorily resolved and declaring a potential conflict does not prevent you from being interviewed. If you are shortlisted for an interview, the panel will discuss any potential conflicts with you during that interview, including any proposals you may have to mitigate them and record that in their advice to ministers. Alongside your own declaration, we will conduct appropriate checks, as part of which we will consider anything in the public domain related to your conduct or professional capacity. This may include searches of previous public statements and social media, blogs or any other publicly available information. The successful candidate(s) may be required to give up any conflicting interests and their other business and financial interests may be published in line with organisational policies. 
Details of declared political activity will be published when the appointment is announced, as required by the Governance Code (political activity is not a bar to appointment, but must be declared).

Status of appointment

As this is an office holder appointment, you will not become a member of the Civil Service. You will not be subject to the provisions of employment law.

Appointment and tenure of office

Appointments are for the term set out in this advert, with the possibility of re-appointment for a further term, at the discretion of Ministers. Any re-appointment is subject to satisfactory annual appraisals of performance during the first term in the post. There is no automatic presumption of reappointment; each case should be considered on its own merits, taking into account a number of factors including, but not restricted to, the diversity of the current board and its balance of skills and experience. In most cases, the total time served in post will not exceed more than two terms or ten years in any one post. 

Remuneration, allowances and abatement

Remuneration for this role is treated as employment income and will be subject to tax and National Insurance contributions, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.
You can claim reimbursement for reasonable travel and subsistence costs which are properly and necessarily incurred on official business, in line with the travel and subsistence policy and rates for the organisation to which you are applying. However these payments are taxable as earnings and will be subject to tax and national insurance, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.

Pension and redundancy

This is an office holder appointment and does not attract any benefits under any Civil Service Pension Scheme. You will not be eligible for redundancy pay as you are not an employee. No other arrangements have been made for compensation upon the end of your term of appointment because an office holder who is appointed for a limited duration would have no expectation of serving beyond that period.

Application feedback

We will notify you of the status of your application. We regret that we are only able to offer detailed feedback to candidates who have been unsuccessful at the interview stage.

How to complain

We aim to process all applications as quickly as possible and to treat all applicants with courtesy.
Please contact DfTpublicappointments@dft.gov.uk public appointments team in the first instance if you would like to make a complaint regarding your application. They will acknowledge your complaint upon receipt and respond within 15 working days.

How to complain to Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA)

If you are not content with the appointing department’s response you may wish to further complain to the Commissioner at publicappointments@csc.gov.uk.Further information on how the Commissioner handles complaints can be found on the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ website https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/regulating-appointments/investigating-complaints/

Data protection

The Cabinet Office will use your data in line with our privacy policy.

The Department for Transport (DfT) is the joint controller, with the Cabinet Office, for any personal data which you provide to us as part of your application.

Information provided as part of this application will be kept securely within DfT and destroyed within 5 years of the conclusion of the recruitment campaign.

DfT uses this form to gather evidence on DfT’s public appointments. 

The lawful basis that applies to this processing is that it is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest to inform DfT’s recruitment policies in accordance with the Department’s public sector equality duties. For processing special category personal data (disability, religion, sexual orientation and ethnicity), we rely on Article 9(2)(g), reasons of substantial public interest (equality of opportunity and treatment).

Contact details

DfT Public Appointments Team - DfTpublicappointments@dft.gov.uk 

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