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Headquarters 15 (North East) 

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Military Aid to the Civil 

Power

Lieutenant Colonel Graham 

Whitmore Joint Regional Liaison 

Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Graham 

Whitmore Joint Regional Liaison 

Officer

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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

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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


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