Headquarters Provost Marshal Army
By Brigadier Vivienne Buck
Support to the Nation Her Majesty The Queen’s passing touched the nation (and the world) deeply and will have resonated with us all as her extraordinary reign came to an end. The Late Queen lived a life of extraordinary public service and as our Colonel-in- Chief we enjoyed a very special relationship with her. As with other branches of the Adjutant General’s Corps, our people had a large part to play in all elements of Operation LONDON BRIDGE, the Armed Forces’ support to the Laying-in-State and State Funeral. I could not be prouder of the professionalism, fortitude, respect, and pride on display by every single person involved, in every aspect of the operation: with members of the Military Provost Staff, Military Provost Guard Service and Royal Military Police ‘On Parade’ as a marching contingent; as route markers; or providing policing support, security and assurance in conjunction with our civilian police colleagues. The contribution from all areas of the Military Provost Branch was remarkable. Thank you and well done to all those involved for representing both our serving and veteran cohorts so incredibly well.
Delivering In Support of Defence To say it has been a frenetic year would be an understatement. Operational tempo has been relentless with increased commitments in eastern Europe and a dramatic increase in Close Protection operations, all on top of our support to enduring operations and exercises in Cyprus, Kenya, Oman, and Estonia, to name but a few. Our soldiers, officers and civilian staff have been superb in meeting this upturn of events without complaint and with utter professionalism across the myriad of tasks we have been involved in. In addition to overseas activity, after a two-year hiatus, the annual Army versus Navy Rugby Union match returned to Twickenham where personnel from across 1 Military Police Brigade deployed in direct support of the Metropolitan Police and the British Transport
Members of the Military Provost Staff and Royal Military Police march down The Mall during the late Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral parade.
Personnel from the Close Protection Unit conduct range training in preparation for deployment in support of defence overseas.
Police in policing the circa 100,000 service personnel and veterans that attended the event. It was conducted with minimal disruption and was deemed subsequently as a complete policing success by the senior Metropolitan Police Commander on the ground. In previous years, complaints from Twickenham residents had put the venue for this event in jeopardy, but thanks to the good work and professionalism of our people, it should be secure for the future.
160 Provost Company provide policing support to the Army vs Navy rugby fixture at Twickenham Stadium.
16 AGC JOURNAL 2022
Professionalisation Agenda The work to accredit Military Police investigative and police training to the College of Policing Professionalising Investigations Programme Level 1 (constable) is progressing well, with the Defence School for Policing and Guarding delivering the new syllabus on the Royal Military Police Initial Trade Training Course. Work is underway to provide the workplace learning element, known as the Officer Competency Portfolio, that will deliver the final accreditation. This will then be rolled out retrospectively to those in Service before progressing on to Level 2 (investigator). The External Placement Programme has matured substantially, with the programme now being rolled out across six Home Office Police Forces. Options are being explored to reinstate the Military Provost Staff attachments with His Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons following their pause due to the Covid pandemic. The Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Policing,
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