MDPGA Framework Document 2010-2013 PDF - Ministry of Defence

Foreword
By Susan Scholefield, Director General Human Resources &
Corporate Services, Owner of the Ministry of Defence Police
and Guarding Agency.
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) became a Defence Agency in 1996. On
1 st April 2004 the Agency expanded to include the Ministry of Defence Guard
Service (MGS) under the direction of the Chief Constable as Chief Executive.
The Agency has since been known as the Ministry of Defence Police &
Guarding Agency (MDPGA).
The Agency provides a comprehensive policing and guarding service to the
Ministry of Defence, as well as others in the UK and abroad.
The MDP provide armed guarding to nuclear and other key national sites as
well as policing services across defence.
The MGS provide civilian unarmed guarding services at over 200 defence sites.
The performance of the Agency, their key outputs to our defence and other
customers will be overseen by the Owner’s Advisory Board. Police activity will
be overseen by the independent Police Committee.
This document outlines the framework that the Agency will operate under for
the next three years.
This will be a difficult time of considerable change and adjustment. Costs will
need to be reduced across defence and Agency customers are likely to want
less and expect more from the Agency.
I know that the Chief Executive, his MDP and MGS officers and other civilian
staff will successfully respond to those challenges. I wish them well.
Susan Scholefield
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