In April 2015, the branches of Protection Command and elements of Security Command were merged into two distinct branches under the control of Protection Command: Royalty and Specialist Protection (RaSP; a merger of Royalty Protection and Specialist Protection) and Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection (PaDP; a merger of the Diplomatic Protection Group and the Palace of Westminster Division of Security Command).
Royalty and Specialist Protection
The Royalty and Specialist Protection (RaSP) was formed following a merger of the Royalty Protection Command (SO14) with the Specialist Protection Command (SO1) in April 2015.
The department has three service areas:
Close protection for members of the Royal Family, government ministers (which includes the Prime Minister) and visiting heads of state.
The Special Escort Group (SEG) who provide mobile armed protection to members of the royal family and government ministers
Armed security at royal residences in London, Windsor and Scotland.
Prior to 1978, when the Royalty Protection Branch was formed as a separate non-divisional specialist unit, royalty protection officers were attached for administrative purposes to "A" Division, although they came directly under the command of Assistant Commissioner "A".
PaDP provide armed and unarmed protection of embassies, missions and the Parliamentary Estate. They also provide residential protection for high-profile government ministers and are responsible for access control and security at Downing Street and New Scotland Yard.
PaDP was the command in which Police Constable Keith Palmer, who was killed in an attack at Westminster in 2017, worked,[5] as did convicted kidnapper, murderer and rapist Wayne Couzens who used his status as a Police Officer to deceive his victim by falsely arresting her.
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External links
Official Webpage
May 15, 2023
protection, command, commands, within, specialist, operations, directorate, london, metropolitan, police, service, command, specialises, protective, security, branches, royalty, specialist, protection, rasp, providing, protection, royal, family, close, protect. The Protection Command is one of the commands within the Specialist Operations directorate of London s Metropolitan Police Service 1 The command specialises in protective security and has two branches Royalty and Specialist Protection RaSP providing protection to the royal family and close protection to government officials and Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection PaDP providing uniformed security to government buildings officials and diplomats 2 In contrast with the vast majority of British police officers many members of the Protection Command routinely carry firearms in the course of their duties and all are authorised firearms officers 3 4 Protection Command response vehicles are uniquely painted red Contents 1 Branches 1 1 Royalty and Specialist Protection 1 2 Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBranches Edit Armed officers behind the security gates at Downing Street in London In April 2015 the branches of Protection Command and elements of Security Command were merged into two distinct branches under the control of Protection Command Royalty and Specialist Protection RaSP a merger of Royalty Protection and Specialist Protection and Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection PaDP a merger of the Diplomatic Protection Group and the Palace of Westminster Division of Security Command Royalty and Specialist Protection Edit The Royalty and Specialist Protection RaSP was formed following a merger of the Royalty Protection Command SO14 with the Specialist Protection Command SO1 in April 2015 The department has three service areas Close protection for members of the Royal Family government ministers which includes the Prime Minister and visiting heads of state The Special Escort Group SEG who provide mobile armed protection to members of the royal family and government ministers Armed security at royal residences in London Windsor and Scotland Prior to 1978 when the Royalty Protection Branch was formed as a separate non divisional specialist unit royalty protection officers were attached for administrative purposes to A Division although they came directly under the command of Assistant Commissioner A Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Edit Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection PaDP was formed following a merger of the Diplomatic Protection Group SO6 with the Palace of Westminster Division SO17 in April 2015 PaDP provide armed and unarmed protection of embassies missions and the Parliamentary Estate They also provide residential protection for high profile government ministers and are responsible for access control and security at Downing Street and New Scotland Yard PaDP was the command in which Police Constable Keith Palmer who was killed in an attack at Westminster in 2017 worked 5 as did convicted kidnapper murderer and rapist Wayne Couzens who used his status as a Police Officer to deceive his victim by falsely arresting her See also EditList of protective service agencies Counter Terrorism Command Territorial Support Group United States Secret Service Fixated Threat Assessment Centre Special Protection Group India Federal Protective Service United States Federal Protective Service Russia References Edit Specialist Operations Metropolitan Police Service Retrieved 8 June 2009 Protection Command Metropolitan Police Service Retrieved 26 February 2016 Metropolitan Police Force s Firearms Unit Global defence com Archived from the original on 8 July 2008 Retrieved 8 June 2009 Police Use of Firearms Policy PDF Metropolitan Police Service December 2013 Retrieved 23 October 2015 London attack What we know so far BBC News BBC News 22 March 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2017 External links EditOfficial Webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Protection Command amp oldid 1131180681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
