Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency

[1] Its executive agency status was removed on 1 April 2012 and management of the MDPGA was moved back inside the MoD.

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 during its period as part of the MDPGA; its principal role in these regions was to help develop a model for human rights-based local policing, by training and mentoring local recruits.

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 was: Delivering effective policing and guarding as part of the UK's Defence capability.

The focus of all agency activity was to counter the following crimes and security risks faced by the MoD: The MDPGA was formally disbanded on 1 April 2013.

The management of the MOD Guard Service was taken over by the newly formed Defence Infrastructure Organisation.