Headquarters 15 (North East)

Brigade

Military Aid to the Civil

Power

Lieutenant Colonel Graham

Whitmore Joint Regional Liaison

Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Graham

Whitmore Joint Regional Liaison

Officer

Headquarters 15 (North East)

Brigade

MACP

The provision of military assistance
(armed if appropriate) to the Civil Power
in its maintenance of law, order and
public safety using specialist capabilities
or equipment, in situations beyond the
capability of the Civil Power. For matters
of public safety, support will routinely be
to the police as the lead organisation;
this includes specific security operations.

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Civil Power

• Home Office Police Forces
• British Transport Police
• Serious Organised Crime Agency
• Customs and Excise
• Security Services

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MACP

• Counter terrorism

• Counter crime

• Counter drug

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Legal Authority

• Common Law

• Section 2 Emergency Powers Act

• Queen’s Regulations

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Legal Powers

• General powers

• Rules of Engagement

• Arrest

• Military command

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MACP Standing

Arrangements

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MACP No Notice

Operations

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MACP Deliberate

Operations

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CBRN

• Op CORRODE

• Specialists e.g. TRF, Joint CBRN Regiment,

Dstl Porton Down, AWE Aldermaston

• Generalists

• IPE – Divisional Pools

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MACP Aide-Memoire

•

Is it MACP and not MACC or MAGD?

•

Is life at risk?

•

Consult Home Office Counter Terrorism Manual for SF and

TRF support

•

Contact JRLO at HQ 15 (NE) Bde for non CT MACP advice

•

What effect do you want to achieve?

•

JRLO will assist with scoping and drafting submission

•

Send to Home Office (Office for Security and Counter

Terrorism)

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Security and Sensitivity

• Low profile

• Media

• OPSEC

• Reserves

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MACP

London Bombers

in Leeds

Labour Party

Conference

Gateshead

Search for Illegal

Drugs Vessel off

Whitby

Search for Shannon Matthews

Dewsbury

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Training and Logistic

Assistance to the Civil Power

(TLACP)

• Contact unit or JRLO at HQ 15 (NE) Bde

• Proposed Training is non-military and

uncontroversial

• Service personnel are not involved in giving

instruction or forming part of the crowd for public

order training.

• There is no detriment to service commitments or

training

• Police meet the cost of the facilities provided

• Indemnity arrangements are in place

• The arrangements are made discreetly and the

training is conducted out of public view

• Authorised by Bde or MOD

Headquarters 15 (North East)

Brigade

Military Aid to the Civil

Power

Lieutenant Colonel Graham

Whitmore Joint Regional Liaison

Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Graham

Whitmore Joint Regional Liaison

Officer