Protective security unit

A protective security unit typically provides policing, security, intelligence and bodyguard services for sovereigns and politicians. It can be contrasted with a

guards regiment for the defence of the Sovereign and the metropolis. Examples of these include the Household Division

.

There are also distinct non-combat

Silver Stick, and the High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse

).

Well-known examples include the

Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department of the London Metropolitan Police, the United States Secret Service, and the Diplomatic Security Service of the United States Department of State

. Typically they provide security and any ceremonial effect is not per se an objective.

In the Republic of Ireland, the Garda Síochána (Irish Police) Special Detective Unit (SDU) and Emergency Response Unit (ERU) provide armed protection and transport for the Irish President, Michael D. Higgins and the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon Harris. The unit also provides protection for senior government officials, diplomatic staff and visiting dignitaries to Ireland.^[1]

In Northern Ireland the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Close Protection Unit (CPU) provides protection to visiting dignitaries on visits to Northern Ireland as well as to the Secretary of State, members of the Royal Family, UK Government ministers and senior members of the Northern Ireland Executive, the region’s devolved administration.

References

^ "The Crime & Security Branch". An Garda Síochána. 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

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[1] "The Crime & Security Branch". An Garda Síochána. 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

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