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The Defence Police Federation is the staff association of the Ministry of Defence Police which represents the 3,500 men and women who provide a specialist policing service to the Ministry of Defence.
The Federation aims to do for its members what trade unions seek to do for theirs - to safeguard their interests and to represent them in all matters concerning their work, and their well-being and quality of life while at work. Like a trade union, the Defence Police Federation negotiates with the official side on all matters concerning its membership's pay, allowances, hour of duty, annual leave, pensions and other conditions of service.
But there are important differences. Unlike a trade union:
- the DPF is controlled entirely by serving police officers
- the DPF is completely independent, with no political affiliations and no associations with any outside body
- the DPF has no powers to call a strike or any other form of industrial action
The Federation's unique status was established by Act of Parliament - the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987. Its regulations are laid down in a statutory instrument.
