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

The Military Prison Staff Corps (MPSC) was formed in 1901 under Army Order 241. When initially formed as the MPSC, the corps were based in strategical footholds all over the world. As of 2023 the MPS regiment only retains the following custody facilities: * The Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC), Colchester. * Service Custody Facility (SCF) South, Bulford. * SCF North, Catterick. * SCF Scotland, Edinburgh. * SCF NI, NI. * SCF Midlands and Wales, Stafford. * Camp Tapa SCF, Estonia. * BATUS SCF, Canada. In 2022, Conservative MP,
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, signed up to be a reservist in the corps. As of 2024, all of the regiment's regular members hold a minimum rank of
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MPS Regiment

In December 2015, the Military Provost Staff Regiment was formed as part of
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. The regiment is currently organised as follows:Royal Military Police Journal 2016. * Regimental Headquarters, at Berechurch Hall Camp,
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** Headquarters Company ** No. 1 Company (Army Reserve) ** SCF Company ** Detention Company The Commanding Officer of the regiment is a Lieutenant Colonel and also holds the title of Commandant, Military Corrective Training Centre.


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