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The Royalty Protection branch (SO14) is responsible for providing protection of the Royal Family both nationally and internationally. The branch is also responsible for guarding royal residences within London, and those outside the city such as [[Windsor Castle]] and [[Holyrood Palace]]. The branch polices members of the public on tours of certain royal residences, and provides 24-hour [[Uniforms and equipment of the British police|uniformed]] guarding of certain royal buildings. The branch also offer protection for foreign royals visiting the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="mps"/> |
The Royalty Protection branch (SO14) is responsible for providing protection of the Royal Family both nationally and internationally. The branch is also responsible for guarding royal residences within London, and those outside the city such as [[Windsor Castle]] and [[Holyrood Palace]]. The branch polices members of the public on tours of certain royal residences, and provides 24-hour [[Uniforms and equipment of the British police|uniformed]] guarding of certain royal buildings. The branch also offer protection for foreign royals visiting the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="mps"/> |
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While Royalty Protection officers are outside of the [[Metropolitan Police District|MPS district]] they continue to have the powers and privileges of a constable when in [[England & Wales]], and when assigned to the protection of any person or property in [[Scotland]] or [[Northern Ireland]], they have the powers and privileges of a constable of a local [[territorial police force]] in the discharge of that duty.<ref>http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=police+act&Year=1996&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&TYPE=QS&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=2729388&ActiveTextDocId=2729528&filesize=1733</ref> |
While Royalty Protection officers are outside of the [[Metropolitan Police District|MPS district]] they continue to have the powers and privileges of a [[constable]] when in [[England & Wales]], and when assigned to the protection of any person or property in [[Scotland]] or [[Northern Ireland]], they have the powers and privileges of a constable of a local [[territorial police force]] in the discharge of that duty.<ref>http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=police+act&Year=1996&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&TYPE=QS&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=2729388&ActiveTextDocId=2729528&filesize=1733</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:23, 5 May 2009
The Protection Command is one of the three Commands within the Specialist Operations directorate of London's Metropolitan Police Service.[1] Within the Command, there are two branches - Specialist Protection and Royalty Protection, who provides protective security to the government/diplomatic community and Royal Family respectively.
Specialist Protection
The Specialist Protection branch (SO1) is responsible for providing specialist protection for the current and former Prime Ministers, along with other government ministers. They also protect certain ambassadors, visiting dignitaries and other high-profile citizens who are deemed to be under threat from possible assassination or terrorist threat.[1]
Specialist Protection officers can also be deployed at short notice, when information has been received that someone may be under threat. The Command is also responsible for carrying out security assessments on civilian staff employed by people and places under protection, along with security risks of the person protected. Specialist Protection officers also offer personal protection advice to people who could benefit from being protected, but are not of such a need that are deemed from protection from the Command, depending on the threat to life of the person under protection.[1]
Royalty Protection
The Royalty Protection branch (SO14) is responsible for providing protection of the Royal Family both nationally and internationally. The branch is also responsible for guarding royal residences within London, and those outside the city such as Windsor Castle and Holyrood Palace. The branch polices members of the public on tours of certain royal residences, and provides 24-hour uniformed guarding of certain royal buildings. The branch also offer protection for foreign royals visiting the United Kingdom.[1]
While Royalty Protection officers are outside of the MPS district they continue to have the powers and privileges of a constable when in England & Wales, and when assigned to the protection of any person or property in Scotland or Northern Ireland, they have the powers and privileges of a constable of a local territorial police force in the discharge of that duty.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d http://www.met.police.uk/so/protection.htm
- ^ http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=police+act&Year=1996&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&sortAlpha=0&TYPE=QS&PageNumber=1&NavFrom=0&parentActiveTextDocId=2729388&ActiveTextDocId=2729528&filesize=1733