Ministry of Defence Police

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Ministry of Defence Police
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AbbreviationMDP
Agency overview
Formed1971
Preceding agency
Annual budget£180 million [1] [2]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)
United Kingdom
Operations jurisdiction United Kingdom
Legal jurisdiction MDP jurisdiction
Constituting instrument
  • Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987
General nature
Operational structure
Overviewed byMinistry of Defence Police Committee
Headquarters RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England
Constables 2,594
Elected officer responsible
Agency executives
Divisions2
Facilities
Stations37
Website
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The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The MDP's primary responsibilities are to provide armed security and counter terrorism services to designated high-risk areas, as well as uniformed policing and limited investigative services to Ministry of Defence property, personnel, and installations throughout the United Kingdom. The MDP are not military police. Service personnel often refer to the MDP by the nickname "MOD plod". [3] [4]

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The force was formed in 1971 by the merger of three separate service constabularies: the Air Force Department Constabulary, the Army Department Constabulary, and the Admiralty Constabulary. The force, which consists of two divisions, is headquartered at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire.

The MDP underwent a significant restructuring as part of the coalition government's post-2010 austerity measures, and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. Its budget was cut from £360 million to £180 million and it was to lose 20% of its manpower and up to 50% of its stations by 2016. [1]

As of March 2019, the force had a workforce of around 2,549 police officers and 227 police staff based at numerous defence and infrastructure locations across the United Kingdom. [5] The MDP has the second highest number of officers trained as AFOs of any police force, after the Metropolitan Police Service, who as of March 2019, had 2,623 AFOs. [6]

In 2016, MDP officers made 61 arrests. [7] Comparatively, in the year ending March 2017, a territorial police forces with similar numbers of officers, Sussex Police, made 17,506 arrests. [8]

History

The Ministry of Defence Police was formed in 1971 by the merger of three civil constabularies, the Air Force Department Constabulary (previously under the control of the Air Ministry), the Army Department Constabulary (previously under the control of the War Office), and the Admiralty Constabulary (previously under the control of the Admiralty). [9]

These earlier constabularies were formed as a result of the Special Constables Act 1923, although their histories can be traced back much further as watchmen. [9] Their powers came from different legislative sources. In 1984, the House of Commons Defence Select Committee recognised the difficulties under which the Ministry of Defence Police were operating; the committee's recommendations led to the passing of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987. [9]

During the period 20042013 the MDP was part of the wider Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency (MDPGA) together with the civilian uniformed Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS). As a result of cuts made to the UK defence budget, arising from the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010, the MDPGA was disbanded on 1 April 2013. The MDP returned to standalone police force status. The MGS was cut heavily and became part of the new Defence Infrastructure Organisation. [10]

Function

The Ministry of Defence's (MoD) requirement of the MDP is expressed in six core capabilities: [11]

  1. Armed nuclear security
  2. Territorial policing and security
  3. Intelligence gathering and analysis to support the efficient and effective deployment of MDP resources
  4. The prevention, investigation and detection of fraud and corruption, and the theft of or criminal damage to key defence equipment and assets.
  5. To provide specialist civil policing support to defence and other international policing commitments, in support of UK government policy.
  6. To maintain specialist policing capabilities that can be deployed at short notice as part of the response to unforeseen requirements at defence establishments in the UK.

Deployment and locations

The MDP is currently deployed at approximately 36 defence locations around the United Kingdom. These include—but are no longer limited to—military establishments, defence housing estates, military training areas, the royal dockyards, and the Atomic Weapons Establishment. Since January 2008, the MDP has also taken on the role of providing armed security at four gas terminals in the UK, part of the critical national infrastructure. [12] In February 2015, the MDP deployed officers to GCHQ Cheltenham on a full-time basis; [13] this was in response to the 2014 increase to the UK threat level from international terrorism. [14]

Jurisdiction

MDP officers are attested as constables in one of the three jurisdictions of the United Kingdom: England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but can exercise their powers in matters relating to the Ministry of Defence Estate throughout the United Kingdom, and additionally in the circumstances described below. [15] MDP officers' natural geographic jurisdiction relates to MOD property and land as set out in section 2 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987, [16] which was amended by the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. MDP officers also have police jurisdiction in relation to certain persons connected with the MOD, crime related to the MOD and the escorting of the movement of MOD property anywhere in the United Kingdom. [17]

MDP officers are able to take on the powers of constables of territorial police forces, or other special police forces, such as British Transport Police, in certain situations. This is known as 'extended jurisdiction' and use of these powers is set out in the Ministry of Defence Police Act (as amended). [17] Protocols are in place which govern the relationships between the MOD Police and local forces under these circumstances. [18]

Policing protocols with other forces

Local agreements with territorial police forces are made under the overarching general protocols agreed between the MDP chief constable and other chief constables. These set out the agreed working relationship between the MDP and other police forces; outlining, where necessary, areas of responsibility and accountability. The protocols make provision for consultation and co-operation between the forces, with the aim of delivering the best policing on the ground. [19]

Oversight

Unlike the other special police forces in the United Kingdom, the MDP does not have a police authority to oversee the functions of the force; however, the Ministry of Defence Police Committee, established by the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987, advises the Secretary of State for Defence on matters concerning the MDP. [20] The committee (or its members) also has various functions in determining police misconduct and appeals cases. [21]

According to the terms of reference of the MOD Police Committee, the committee is responsible for: [22]

Command structure

The MDP has two land-based functional divisions (reduced from five geographic divisions as part of SDSR in April 2012): [23]

Rank insignia

Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Ranks
Rank Chief constable
(CC)
Deputy chief constable
(DCC)
Assistant chief constable
(ACC)
Chief superintendent Superintendent Chief inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Defence Community Support Officer
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Personnel

As of May 2017, the force strength was around 2,594. [24] According to the 201920 Policing Plan, the MDP has a workforce of around 2,900 police officers and 260 police staff based at numerous defence locations across the United Kingdom. [25]

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for new officers are similar to UK territorial police forces; however, because all MDP officers can carry firearms, the eyesight focal acuity standard and basic fitness standard is higher. Entrants must also be British nationals. [26] The MDP recruits nationally and new entrants may be given a posting anywhere in the UK. In practice, most new entrants are initially posted to nuclear division; either at one of the two AWE establishments in South East England or one of the stations in Western Scotland. [26]

Initial training

MDP recruits are trained at the Force Training Centre at MOD Southwick Park on a 12-week fully residential course. The program follows the College of Policing initial learning and development syllabus. [27]

Security clearance

In addition to pre-entry security checks, all MDP officers are required to hold at least UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance (which clears the holder to UK Secret level). All Nuclear Division officers, and about 30% of all other officers, are required to hold Developed Vetting (DV) status, which involves an extensive background investigation and formal interviews. [28] DV status clears the officer to UK Top Secret level.

Those officers working with US Forces in the UK are required to hold a US Common Access Card for which the US Government carries out its own security checks on the officer. [29]

Terms and conditions

New entrants perform a two-year probationary period.

As of 2023, the starting pay for newly recruited MDP constables is £25,346. [30] New recruits are entitled to 22 days leave, which rises to 30 days after 20 years service. [30]

Discipline in the MDP is governed by the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 2009, [31] which broadly resemble the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2008 that govern territorial police forces. MDP officers retain a full national mobility liability, and can be posted anywhere in the UK at any time. In practice most movement is voluntary, either on promotion or requested moves for personal reasons.

MDP pay follows the same scale as territorial police forces; however, MDP officers are part of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, not the Police Pension Scheme and only contribute 3.5% of their gross salary, compared to territorial police force officers who contribute 11%. To even out this anomaly, MDP officers pay is abated. This is known as the MDP Net Pay Deduction. [32]

The MDP operates a random and 'with cause', alcohol and drugs screening policy. An annual fitness test for all AFOs is to be introduced. [33]

MDP officers are eligible for the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (ALPHA). [30]

Defence Police Federation

The MDP has its own federation (i.e., trade union) separate from Home Office police federations. The Defence Police Federation (DPF) was created in 1971 and has legal status by provision of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987. The DPF functions in a similar fashion to a trade union, with membership being voluntary, [34] except that — like all UK police forces — officers do not have the right to take strike action.

The DPF has in recent years concentrated its efforts on what it sees as unfair conditions leveled on MDP Officers in comparison to other Home Office (HO) and Special Police forces. These include:

Uniform, armament and equipment

Armament

Officers in polo shirts and body armour. Weapons carried are C8 carbines. People - Police at RIAT Airshow (48706708493).jpg
Officers in polo shirts and body armour. Weapons carried are C8 carbines.

Aside from their personal body armour, PAVA incapacitation spray, batons and Hiatt speedcuffs, all MDP officers are trained to use firearms and about 90% are armed at any one time. [37]

Most officers are armed with the force weapon, the Heckler & Koch MP7. [38]

Special capabilities

MDP RIB at Clyde Police of the Clyde Marine Unit on Escort Duties Near Faslane, Scotland MOD 45152120.jpg
MDP RIB at Clyde

Marine unit

The MDP has a large marine fleet. The marine support units are responsible for the waterborne security of His Majesty's Dockyards and HM Naval Bases. [39] The marine support units are based at HMNB Portsmouth, HMNB Devonport and HMNB Clyde. At HMNB Clyde, the marine unit works with the Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines.

see also – island-class patrol vessel (2013)

In 2021, the Ministry of Defence contracted with Marine Specialised Technology to build 16 new patrol boats for the Ministry of Defence Police and a further two specifically for the Gibraltar Defence Police. The new 15m boats, which are replacing the existing vessels, have a crew of three (plus room for four more passengers), a top speed of 30 knots and are fitted with both ballistic protection and CCTV surveillance systems. Delivery of the vessels was expected to begin in July 2022. [40] [41]

Chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear response

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MDP officer on range—with MP7 in CBRN Suit

Although only constituting 1.5% of the national police force, the MDP has 8% of the national chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) response capability. Officers deployed to Nuclear Division are trained in CBRN defence and to work in radiologically controlled environments. The force maintains a large pool of specially-trained officers nationally, known as the Nuclear Guard Force (NGF), [42] who can be deployed at short notice in the event of a nuclear accident; they perform this function alongside the UK's national Nuclear Accident Response Organisation (NARO). [43]

Dog sections

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MDP explosives detection dog searching vehicles

The MDP has the second largest number of police dogs of any UK police force and utilises explosive, drug, tactical firearms support, and general purpose police dogs. [39]

Central Support Groups

The Force has three Central Support Groups (CSGs), which provide regional support where additional resources are needed. These are located at Aldershot, Bicester and Scotland. [39]

Tactical Firearms Unit

The Tactical Firearms Unit is a specialist group of officers within the AWE Division. MDP TFU is tasked with, and equipped to provide, an advanced firearms response capability at short notice to the Atomic Weapons Establishment. The TFU specialises in dynamic entry and dynamic intervention inside Nuclear Weapons facilities; including, if necessary, the recapture of Nuclear Weapons and special nuclear material. [44]

Defence community police officers

DCPOs are unarmed MDP officers who provide community policing to Defence establishments or large military housing estates, in a similar manner to the Neighbourhood Policing Teams of territorial police forces. DCPOs generally work in single-officer posts and often work from within defence community centres or service police stations. In 2013, the number of Defence sites covered by Defence community police officers was cut, from over 40 locations nationwide to 16 locations. [45]

Project Servator

The MDP has been implementing Project Servator as a new effects-based policing tactic since 2016 to deter and detect criminal and terrorist activity, as well as to reassure the various communities they serve. [46] [47] Project Servator tactics provide a strategic approach to defending sites that the MDP protects and are part of the Force's drive to deploy resources efficiently and effectively within its Operational Policing Model. [48] Project Servator is utilised in and around the sites that the MDP protect across the UK, including HMNB Portsmouth, [49] AWE Aldermaston,AWE Burghfield, HMNB Clyde, RNAD Coulport, HMNB Devonport and Whitehall. A surge capability is also available where required. The MDP work closely with: Police Scotland, Metropolitan Police Service, City of London Police, [50] MOD Guard Service [51] and British Transport Police, who also operate Project Servator in the areas close to the communities that the MDP serves.

International policing

The MDP has been one of the largest contributors of UK police officers to overseas policing missions, with the majority deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan. [52] [53]

Notable incidents and investigations

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