New Year Honours 2018

Superintendent Matthew Wratten, who led the operation to drive down theft on the London Underground and improve the service to victims has been recognised on the New Year Honours List.

He has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) for Services to Policing.

Supt Wratten joined BTP as a Constable from Kent Police in 1999 and is currently based at Central London Police Station within the Justice Department.

From 2010 to 2013, BTP saw a rise in thefts on the London Underground. Working with Transport for London, Supt Wratten developed initiatives to drive down those numbers, culminating in a 17% reduction in theft in the first year alone. That equated to nearly 3,000 fewer victims.

He has also made effective changes within the Justice Department to enrich the service for victims of crime, and chairs the Force’s Independent Scrutiny Panel to ensure out of court disposals are used appropriately and proportionately.

Chief Constable Paul Crowther said: “Superintendent Wratten personifies all the qualities that make a good officer, in that he constantly drives through changes and improvements to make sure we’re doing the best we can for victims. His work in the Justice Department and commitment to ensuring the victims of crime are properly supported is particularly commendable and I’m proud to call him a member of the BTP team.”

 

Source: BTP

See: Honours, Decorations and Medals table.

Joining Fee increase


The Committee have agreed to increase the one-off joining fee for membership of the BTPHG from £12 to £15. This increase will take effect from Monday 1st January 2018.

So, if you’ve been meaning to join, but just haven’t got around to it, why not join now and beat the increase!

As well as contributing to help save the history of the BTP and its constituent forces, members get a monthly quarterly* digital copy of our newsletter – History Lines – and a physical softback copy of our Year Book every year. Plus an invite to our AGM in Birmingham to meet up with fellow members to chat historically, topically or just plain sociably.

Details of how to join are on our membership page.

*UPDATE: From 2020 History Lines will be distributed quarterly.