1st Military Police Brigade | |
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Active | 1 December 2014 – Present |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Military Police |
Part of | Force Troops Command |
Garrison/HQ | Marlborough Lines, Andover |
Commanders | |
Current commander |
Brigadier D Neal |
The 1st Military Police Brigade is a formation created under Force Troops Command that has control over close support military police units within the British Army. The brigade will be dispersed throughout the British Army at sub-unit level, although it will remain under the operational command of the Chief of the General Staff in order to keep and preserve investigative independence. It is commanded by the Provost Marshal (Army).
The brigade was formed under the Army 2020 reorganisation and became operational on 1 December 2014. It reached Full Operational Capability in July 2015.
The brigade consists of the following units: