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 | | The Ministry of Defence Police was formed in 1971 by the merger of three civil constabularies, the Air Force Department Constabulary (AFDC), previously under the control of the Air Ministry, The Army Department Constabulary (ADC), previously under the control of the War Office, and the Admiralty Constabulary, previously under the control of the Admiralty. |
 | | In 1984 the House of Commons Defence Select Committee recognised the difficulities under which the Ministry of Defence Police were operating and the Broadbent Committee's recomendations led to the passing of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987. |
 | | Instead it is responsible for policing land, property, and personel of the Ministry of Defence throughout the United Kingdom therefore all its officers are attested as constables in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Having full constabulary powers. |
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