British Transport Police (
BTP▸ ) has announced the appointment of a Superintendent for the Welsh Sector. Andy Morgan joins BTP after spending 29 years with South Wales Police in a variety of roles, most recently as Chief Inspector of Operations for the Bridgend borough.
Wales and Western Area Commander, Chief Superintendent Peter Davies, said: ^I am delighted to welcome Supt Andy Morgan to BTP^s Wales and Western Area. He brings many years of operational experience to this important role. Andy was very highly thought of at South Wales Police and his promotion to Superintendent with BTP will enhance and improve our service delivery throughout Wales.^
Mr Morgan, aged 47, said he was excited about his new role and was looking forward to further strengthening BTP^s role within
UK▸ policing. ^I believe that joint working is the way forward and a partnership approach between BTP, the train operating companies and the other Welsh forces can only be a positive thing,^ he said. ^Ultimately, we all have the same aims and objectives ^ to keep the public safe and secure.
^My aspirations are very much in line with the work already being carried out each and every day ^ to provide support to the train operating companies and partners within Wales; being visible and getting as many police officers out on the network as often as possible; and to continue to provide reassurance to staff and the travelling public, keeping people safe and keeping criminality off the rail network.^
Mr Morgan, who describes himself as ^an operational officer through and through^, lives in Porthcawl with his wife and 12-year-old daughter. He is a proud Welsh speaker, being educated at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari.
While acknowledging the differences between the four Welsh police forces and BTP, Mr Morgan was also keen to point out the key aims and objectives remain the same. "I^ve moved from a localised police service in South Wales, dictated day-to-day by defined geographical boundaries, to a nationwide force that operates across borders,^ he added. ^At the end of the day, however, we all form part of a UK police service.
^BTP has built very strong links with the other police forces in Wales, but I still think there^s scope for us to work closer together to deliver a total policing service for the Welsh public. Often the issues we are dealing with are the same ^ someone throwing stones at a train may be vandalising other property, for example ^ so it makes sense to be tackling them together. When a member of the public needs help, they don^t care what uniform an officer is wearing ^ we just need to be there to help.^
Chief Superintendent Davies added: ^Andy^s primary role will centre around Welsh issues - but his portfolio involved a wider remit, ensuring our industry customers and our Neighbourhood Policing Teams across the Wales and Western Area, which includes the West Midlands and the South West of England, deliver a first class service.^
