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Military Provost Staff
Cap Badge of the former Military Provost Staff Corps
Active1901 to Present
Land Vereinigtes Königreich
Branch British Army
Size273 personnel[1]
Part ofAdjutant General's Corps
Garrison/HQColchester Garrison
MarchNew Colonial
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

The Military Provost Staff are the Army's specialists in custody and detention, providing advice inspection and surety within custodial establishments. The MPS form part of the Adjutant General's Corps and are based at the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) in Colchester, Essex.

History

The Military Prison Staff Corps was formed in 1901 under Army Order 241. It was redesignated the Military Provost Staff Corps in 1906. As the Military Provost Staff it became part of the Adjutant General's Corps (AGC) on 6 April 1992, forming the Provost Branch along with the Royal Military Police. It retains a separate identity within the AGC, however, keeping its cap badge and other symbols. The MPS does not recruit directly from civilian life, but only accepts applications from soldiers already serving in the Army. All its members hold a minimum rank of lance corporal.[2]

MPS Regiment

In December 2015[3], the Military Provost Staff Regiment was formed as part of 1st Military Police Brigade.[4][5][6] The regiment is currently organised as follows:[5][7]

The Commanding Officer of the regiment is a Lieutenant Colonel and also holds the title of Commandant, Military Corrective Training Centre.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Military Provost Staff". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "An Overview of the UK's Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC)". Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  4. ^ at 8:28pm, Rob Olver 18th June 2014. "The Disbandment of 111 Provost Company". Forces Network. Retrieved 2021-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "MPS". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  6. ^ at 7:51pm, Simon Newton 22nd June 2018. "Exercise Lion Star Concludes With Mock Attack". Forces Network. Retrieved 2021-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Royal Military Police Journal 2016.
  8. ^ "Army, Question for Ministry of Defence — current Order of Battle by manpower and basing locations for the corps". United Kingdom Parliament — Written questions, answers, and statements. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Search | Forces Network". www.forces.net. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  10. ^ "Information regarding locations of Army Reserve units" (PDF). What do they know?. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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