The Defence College of Policing and Guarding is the training centre for the Service Police of the British Armed Forces. The centre is Located at Southwick Park, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, it was established on the former site of HMS Dryad and consolidates training for the Royal Military Police, Royal Air Force Police, and Royal Navy Police in a single location assuring consistent standards across the service.
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