Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency
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The Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence. The organisation was formed on 1 April 2004 by the amalgamation of the MOD Police Agency with the Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS), with the purpose of providing a coordinated approach to the provision of security of MoD property. The agency is headed by a Chief Executive, who also serves as the Chief Constable of the MOD Police. In addition to providing policing and security to MoD property, the MDPGA contracts out its services to external users; these can include other Executive Agencies of the British Government (Dstl, Royal Mint), commercial users (QinetiQ) and visiting armed forces from overseas.
[edit] Organisation
The organisation is divided into two main areas:
- Policing: The Ministry of Defence Police is the civilian police force tasked with providing policing on MoD estate. In this it has five significant roles:
- Armed Security
- Uniformed Policing
- Criminal Investigation
- Defence Policing Policy
- International Policing
The force has a number of different units to carry out its range of tasks.
- Guarding: The MGS is the civilian security service provider for the MoD, providing unarmed security guards for defence property. The MGS has three major roles:
- Access Control
- Patrol
- Communication and Monitoring
In addition, MGS guards also fulfil a range of other duties as required.
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