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The Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency (MDPGA) was an organisation within the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence between 2004 and 2013.
It was formed on 1 April 2004 as an executive agency by the amalgamation of the MoD Police Agency with the Ministry of Defence Guard Service, with the purpose of providing a coordinated approach to the provision of security to MoD property. It had its headquarters in Wethersfield and was headed by a Chief Executive, who also served as the Chief Constable of the MoD Police. Its executive agency status was removed on 1 April 2012 and management of the MDPGA was moved back inside the MoD. It was formally disbanded on 1 April 2013.
Organisation
The organisation was divided into two main areas:
Ministry of Defence Police
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) supplies specialised civilian policing services to the MoD community, both military and civilian units. 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.