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, with the purpose of providing a coordinated approach to the provision of security to MoD property. The agency has its Headquarters in Wethersfield, Essex and 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.[1]
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The organisation is divided into two main areas:
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) supplies specialised civilian policing services to the MoD community, both military and civilian units. It also supports the Defence vision (a force for good in the world) by contributing to international policing in countries such as Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan; its principal role in these regions is to help develop a model for human rights-based local policing, by training and mentoring local recruits.[1]
The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) role is to provide unarmed guarding and access control services to MoD units across the UK. It guards over 200 sites including the MoD HQ in London, the nuclear submarine base at HM Naval Base Clyde, and the RAF stations at Menwith Hill and Fylingdales
The agency's role as defined in its Corporate Plan is: Delivering effective policing and guarding as part of the UK's Defence capability. The focus of all agency activity is to counter the following crimes and security risks faced by the MoD:
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