Function
The MDP's primary responsibility is policing the Defence Estate throughout the United Kingdom, including armed front-line security at high security sites; it deals with both military personnel and civilians. The MDP are not Military Police and should not be confused with the Royal Military Police or any other Service Police organisation. Although some critics in the press and pressure groups consider the MDP to be a Paramilitary force, a claim that is denied by the MDP and the UK government.
The MDP's activities fall into five key areas:
- Armed security and counter-terrorism
- Uniformed policing
- Investigation of crime
- Defence community policing
- International policing
Read more about this topic: Ministry Of Defence Police
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