PC Jonathan Myles, a dog handler with the Ministry of Defence Police, shares his memories of working with Police Dog Henry, who died suddenly at the age of five. — I joined the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) in 2003 and become a dog handler at the Atomic Weapon Establishment (AWE), near Reading, in 2019, after serving as a Project Servator officer for four years and working for 13 years with the Special Escort Group.

Inaugural reward and recognition ceremony for Ministry of Defence Police officers and staff held at MDP Training Centre. — On Friday 7 July, the first ever reward and recognition ceremony for Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) officers and staff was held at the MDP Training Centre, Southwick Park. MDP officers and staff gathered at the MDP Training Centre, to recognise and celebrate the performance of individuals and teams who…

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) joins local communities in celebrating this year’s Pride Month. Pride Month is about celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) communities all around the world, it’s about treating each other with respect and making sure our colleagues, friends and family members are confident and…

As we approach the end of Pride Month, Carlene, a Temporary Inspector in the MDP, reflects on what the month long celebration means to her. — “As a young person growing up with my younger sister, our spare time was spent kicking a ball around every opportunity we got. Time spent with friends, who invariably were male, meant that the usual ‘look at those tomboys’ comment was attributed to both me and my sister. …

Officers and staff from the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) joined colleagues from Sussex Police, Surrey Police, Surrey Council, and Surrey Fire & Rescue Service for this year’s #FastingCollective, hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association. On 18 April 2023, MDP officers and staff members of the MDP REACH Network…

The first Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Menopause Cafe was held at their headquarters on Monday 17 April. Officers and staff gathered at the MDP Headquarters, in Cambridgeshire to eat cake, drink tea, talk, laugh, and cry about the menopause, at the force’s first Menopause Café. Inspired by Death Cafes…

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) hosted the first BleepKind expo at the Defence School of Policing and Guarding, Southwick Park. On Tuesday 14 March the MDP were proud to welcome colleagues from across the UK’s police forces to the BleepKind expo, the first of its kind in policing to…

This year the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) held its annual firearms instructors conference at Yarnfield Park, Staffordshire and the theme was ‘Guardians of the standard’. — Over 130 firearms instructors from across the Force gathered at the Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre, set in the West Midlands for their annual conference. The two-day conference was opened by Assistant Chief Constable Jason Gwillim, the portfolio lead for firearms training in the MDP, who addressed the instructors…

The digging up of a time capsule, buried 26 years ago, marks the last Pass Out Parade to take place in Wethersfield, at the former Headquarters for the Ministry of Defence Police. — On Friday 15 July, the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) held its final Pass Out Parade at Wethersfield, following the Force’s move of Headquarters to RAF Wyton earlier this year, and with training due to transfer to Southwick Park, Hampshire during August.