Royal Navy Police

Royal Navy Police
Royal Navy Police
Active	1944–Present
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Allegiance	HM The King
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Service Police
Role	Policing and Counter-intelligence
Motto(s)	Ne Cede Malis (Latin: 'Do not yield to evil’)
Engagements	Neuve Chapelle
Website	Royal Navy
Commanders
Provost Marshal (Navy)	Commander Andrew Williams
Insignia
White Ensign (1801 – present)
Naval jack

The Royal Navy Police (RNP) is the service police branch of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.^[1] Members of the RNP enforce service law and discipline.

The Royal Navy Police was known as the Royal Navy Regulating Branch until 2007, when the service was renamed the Royal Navy Police in a change brought about by the Armed Forces Act 2006.^[2] Members were known as "Regulators" until 2009, since then they have been known as Royal Navy Police.^[3]

The RNP subsumed the Royal Marines Police in 2009, although for operational purposes the majority of the two cadres of personnel are employed within their respective areas of the service. The RNP provides a Troop strength unit of Royal Marines to 3 Commando Brigade to provide policing services as part of the UK Landing force.

The motto of the RNP is Ne Cede Malis which translates from Latin into English as 'Do not yield to adversity' or 'Do not give in to evil'.

The RNP is the smallest of all police branches in the three services, with its provost marshal holding the rank of commander.^[4]^[5]

^ Commons, The Committee Office, House of. "House of Commons - Armed Forces - Written Evidence". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "The Armed Forces (Service Police Amendments) Order 2007 No. 1861".
^ Royal Navy website, 31 January 2012 Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/media/inspection-of-the-royal-navy-police-special-investigations-branch-20101114.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Bill, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Select Committee on the Armed Forces; Arbuthnot, James (10 March 2011). The Armed Forces Bill: special report of session 2010-11. The Stationery Office. ISBN 9780215556820. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via Google Books.

[1] Commons, The Committee Office, House of. "House of Commons - Armed Forces - Written Evidence". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] "The Armed Forces (Service Police Amendments) Order 2007 No. 1861".

[3] Royal Navy website, 31 January 2012 Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[4] ttps://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/media/inspection-of-the-royal-navy-police-special-investigations-branch-20101114.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[5] Bill, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Select Committee on the Armed Forces; Arbuthnot, James (10 March 2011). The Armed Forces Bill: special report of session 2010-11. The Stationery Office. ISBN 9780215556820. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via Google Books.

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