Defence
The Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency (MDPGA) is a government agency of the MOD and is headed by a Chief Executive supported by an Agency management board.
Chief Constable and Chief Executive Steve Love is Chief Constable of the MOD police and Chief Executive of the Agency.
He has responsibility for some 3500 police officers and 4000 guards. Before his appointment in June 2005, he was Deputy Chief Constable of Humberside Police from 2003, including a spell as Acting Chief Constable. He had previously been an Assistant Chief Constable at Thames Valley Police.
Agency Management Board
- Deputy Chief Constable Gerry McAuley
- Assistant Chief Constable (Central Operations ) Robert Chidley
- Assistant Chief Constable (Divisional Operations) David Allard
- Agency Secretary (Corporate Services) David King
- Head of Unarmed Guarding David Wray
Minutes of Board meetings are published under the FOI publication scheme.
Steve Love, Chief Constable and Chief Executive visiting MDP officers
Accountability
The Secretary of State for Defence has delegated to the MOD's Director General of Corporate Services his responsibility for determining the size, policy and resource framework within which the Agency operates.
In its policing role, MDP operates entirely independent of political or departmental control in the maintenance and operation of the criminal law. However, the Defence Secretary may set priorities for policing, determine and provide resources and appoint the management of the Agency.
MOD Police Committee
The independently chaired Police Committee has oversight of the exercise of its police powers by the MDP. It is not a police authority in the standard sense because it does not allocate financial and other resource, which is instead provided by the MOD. Notwithstanding, the Committee aims to mirror police authority best practice where possible and appropriate.
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