In recognition of their service in the Second World War, they became the Corps of Royal Military Police on 28 November 1946.

[3] During the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915 the Military Police served the Army as a whole, rather than individual units.

[3] A horse detachment of the Royal Military Police remained in service after World War II, being recreated in 1950.

Based at Aldershot, its purpose was mainly to undertake patrol and other policing duties in areas not suitable for vehicles, but also to act as a ceremonial unit preserving mounted RMP traditions dating back to the nineteenth century.

Although they lost status as an independent corps, they were permitted to retain the Royal Military Police title and cap badge.

The RMP are subject to inspection by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, in the same way as UK civilian police forces.

This may include the power to regulate vehicular and pedestrian traffic, close or restrict access, or to direct civilians to leave military land to which the byelaws apply.

[15] In Germany, under the Status of forces agreement, the RMP has jurisdiction and primacy over British service personnel, their families, MoD contractors, and NAAFI staff.

[21] Colonels Commandant have included:[22] Current RMP units include:[26][27][28] 1st Military Police Brigade (under Regional Command), Andover Tri-service serious crimes unit that replaced the Special Investigations Branches of the UK armed services.

[33] Red Cap, another television drama series, which aired in 2003 and 2004, starred Tamzin Outhwaite as Sergeant Jo McDonagh, also an SIB investigator.

[40] 7 Seconds is a 2005 direct-to-DVD film starring Wesley Snipes, that follows the actions of female Royal Military Police Sergeant Kelly Anders (Tamzin Outhwaite).

When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a valuable Van Gogh painting, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the thief to hatch a rescue plan, in which he joins forces with RMP Sgt Anders.

[42] The Missing was a British TV Drama broadcast on the BBC which featured members of the Royal Military Police in several leading and supporting roles, including Laura Fraser as Eve Stone, a Sergeant (later Staff Sergeant) in the RMP.

[43] The Last Post is a 2017 BBC television drama series featuring the men and families of the RMP during the Aden Emergency.

Strike is a veteran SIB Sergeant who becomes a private investigator in London after being severely injured by a roadside IED in Afghanistan.