Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency

Lord Robathan Excerpts

Monday 11th July 2011 Written Statements

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Andrew Robathan)]

Key priorities for 2011-12 have been set for the chief constable/chief executive of the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency (MDPGA). These priorities are linked to the delivery of the agency’s key outputs of providing an effective policing and guarding service. In brief, the eight key priorities are:

Key Priority 1

To support the secure and uninterrupted operation of the UK’s nuclear deterrent

a. To retain substantial assurance from the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Strategic Weapons Project Team (SWPT) and DE&S Principal Security Adviser (PSyA) quality assurance inspection process.

b. To have delivered at least 98% of Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) and Ministry of Defence Guarding Service (MGS) agreed UK customer tasks at nuclear sites.

Key Priority 2

To support the defence main effort in Afghanistan

a. To have achieved 100% of Her Majesty’s Government/Ministry of Defence (MOD) approved requirements for Afghanistan national police capacity building.

b. To have 100% of all Defence community police officers (DCPO) positions occupied.

c. To assist the MOD in the detection and recovery of military materiel theft.

Key Priority 3

To ensure the protection of Defence people, assets, information and estate

a. To have delivered at least 95% of MDP and MGS agreed UK customer tasks at non-nuclear sites including MOD trading funds.

b. To assist the MOD in preventing and detecting fraud and corruption, and any subsequent recovery of losses.

c. To assist the MOD in the investigation of security and data loss.

Key Priority 4

To provide a response to Defence major incidents

a. To have passed the annual Nuclear Guard Force assessment.

b. To provide a police operational and major incident surge capability that meets the Department’s statement of requirement.

c. To achieve the MDP public order standard.

Key Priority 5

To meet the security requirements of all non-MOD repayment customers

To have delivered 100% of MDP and MGS agreed UK customer tasks at non-MOD payment sites.

Key Priority 6 -

To maintain MDP and MGS operational and professional standards

To have met and maintained 100% of MDP and MGS accreditation and compliance for:

a. MDPNet accreditation;

b. NPIA Firearms Training Licence;

c. MDP Level 2 Investigation Programme;

d. ACPO accreditation for Police Dog Training Instructors;

e. Information Assurance Maturity Model Level 3;

f. National Crime Recording Standards/Scottish Crime Recording Standards;

g. National Standard for Incident Recording;

h. Diversity through incorporation into the MOD’s new Equality Act framework.

External MGS accreditations for:

a. The National Security Industry Gold Standard;

b. Security Industry Authority Standard.

Key Priority 7

To ensure that the agency transition programme is on track

a. To have achieved 100% of agreed agency transition programme milestones for 2011-12.

b. To have achieved a “Your Say” engagement score that exceeds that of the central top level budget parent unit.

Key Priority 8

To ensure that the MPDGA delivers on budget

To deliver specified outputs within 1% of authorised control total.