Provost Companies 170 to 260
| Dates | Location | Higher Formation - Notes |
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| . | 170 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1950's | Scotland: Edinburgh | . |
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| . | 172 Provost Company RMP | . |
| c1948 | Scotland: Perth | . |
| . | ??: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 172 Provost Company | . |
| 1992 | Northern Ireland: Reformed | . |
| . | July 1997: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 173 Provost Company RMP | . |
| c1941 | Northern Ireland: Formed at Victoria Bks, Belfast | . |
| 1949 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn | . |
| 1969 | The only RMP presence in the province was 173 (Northern Ireland) Pro Coy which was located in Thiepval Bks, Lisburn and supported 39 Infantry Brigade. The strength of the company at the time was two Officers, one Warrant Officer and 29 NCOs | . |
| . | End of Aug 1969: Coy reinforced by one section from 3 Div Pro Unit and with vehicles borrowed from the local TA | . |
| . | A swift reorganisation enlarged 173 Pro Coy to a new HQ and 6 platoons, an increase from its original strength of 32 to 110. Further reinforcements on 4 and 6 month tours came from the UK and the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and additional platoons from 3 Div Pro Unit, until, on 5 November 1971, 173 Pro Coy ceased to exist and the 1st Regiment RMP was created | . |
| . | 5 Nov 71: Used to form 1 Regt RMP | . |
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| . | 173 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1985.02.12 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn. Re-formed from 178 Provost Company RMP | Independent |
| 1987.08 | Reformed and consisted of 177 Pl, CWS, LPO and SIB | . |
| . | 173 Provost Company, which formed on 1 August 2007, part of 3 RMP, delivering operational support to 19 Light Brigade | . |
| . | Currently 173 Pro Coy, 3 RMP are under going pre-deployment training in preparation for deploying with 19 Lt Bde on Op HERRICK 10 (Afghanistan) in Apr 2009. | . |
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| . | 174 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1971.11 | Northern Ireland: Formed at Ardmillan House, Belfast | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 1974.02.18 | Northern Ireland: Mahon Road Camp, Portadown, placed under the Operational Control of the newly formed 3 Inf Bde where it co-located with Bde HQ. Pln detached at Gough Bks, Armagh | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 1977.04 | Northern Ireland: Drumadd Barracks, Armagh | . |
| . | 31 Dec 81: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 174 Provost Company RMP | . |
| Early 1982 | England: Re-formed at Tidworth | . |
| 1992 | England: Parson's Bks, Donnington | 3 Regiment RMP |
| . | June 2003: Elements of Company, supported by personnel from 116 and 253 Provost Companies, deployed to Iraq for 5 months (Op TELIC 2) | . |
| . | 15 Nov 2004: Sub-unit shift with 160 Pro Coy, the company moved to 3 Regiment, RMP, operating in a close support role to 12 Mechanised Brigade | . |
| . | Apr - Nov 2005: Iraq: Op TELIC 6 in support of 12 Mechanized Bde | . |
| . | Apr 2006: A small contingent from 174 supported by manpower from 150, 158 and RHQ deployed as the policing contingent on Op OCULUS (Pan- Balkins) returning six month later | . |
| . | Mar 2007: Op HERRICK (Afghanistan) with 12 Mech Bde | . |
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| . | 175 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1971.11 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | 1 Jul 73: Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| . | 1 Apr 78: Joined 1 Regiment RMP | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | 12 Feb 85: Left 1 Regiment RMP | Independent |
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| . | 176 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1971.11 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Bks, Londonderry. Support to 8 Infantry Brigade | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | 12 Feb 85: Left 1 Regiment RMP | Independent |
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| . | 177 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1971.11 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn. Close protection escorts | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | 30 Sept 83: Became 177 (Support) Platoon RMP | . |
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| . | 178 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1971.11 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn. Investigations | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | 12 Feb 85: Renamed 173 Provost Company RMP | . |
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| . | 179 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1972.01.16 | Northern Ireland: HMS Hartland Point | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 1972.12.06 | Northern Ireland: Alexander Bks, Aldergrove | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | 1 Jul 73: Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| . | 18 Aug 78: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 180 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1972.06 | Northern Ireland: Belfast. Formed for Op Motorman | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | Nov 72: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 180 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1973.06 | Northern Ireland: Belfast | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | 27 Jul 73: Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| . | Oct 1977: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 181 Provost Company WRAC | . |
| 1972.09.01 | Northern Ireland: Formed at Alexander Bks, Aldergrove | 1 Regiment RMP |
| . | 25 Jan 85: Disbanded? | . |
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| . | 182 Provost Company RMP | . |
| ?? | Italy: Rome | . |
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| . | 192 Provost Company RMP | . |
| Autumn 1950 | England: Chatham | Formed? |
| . | 1960: Became part of 156 Provost Company | . |
| . | In 1960 Harwich Ports Provost Company became part of 156 Provost Company and the same year 156 and 192 Provost Companies amalgamated to become 156 (EC) Provost Company based in Colchester | . |
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| . | 193 (Ports) Provost Company RMP | . |
| Autumn 1950 | England: Dovercourt, Harwich | Formed? |
| ?? | London Docks-Canning Town (HQ); Southampton; Bidston; Birkenhead; Wirral; Liverpool | . |
| . | 1960: Became part of 156 Provost Company | . |
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| . | 194 Provost Company RMP | . |
| ?? | Germany: Hamburg; Hannover-Braunschweig | . |
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| . | 200 (GHQ) Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1950's | Singapore | . |
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| . | 203 Provost Company RMP | . |
| 1950's | Egypt: Moascar; Fayid | . |
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| . | 205 Provost Company RMP | . |
| ?? | ?? | . |
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| . | 209 Provost Company RMP and Cyrenaica District Pro Coy | . |
| ?? | Libya: Benghazi/Cyrenaica | . |
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| . | 227 Provost Company RMP | . |
| c1952 | Trieste: | BETFOR |
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| . | 227 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) | . |
| c1956-59 | Cyprus: Larnaca; Nicosia; Famagusta; Limmassol; Phaphos; Kyrenia | . |
| c1978-81 | Cyprus: Episkopi | . |
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| . | 227 Provost Company RMP | . |
| c1999 | Bosnia & Herzegovina: | . |
| 2000.10 | England: Re-formed in Catterick; the reformed company comprised one platoon from 150 Pro Coy, one platoon from 156 Pro Coy, whilst HQ personnel originated from both RHQ 3 RMP and 158 Pro Coy | . |
| 2000.11 | Bosnia: took over from 115 Pro Coy. Coy HQ was located in Banja Luka Metal Factory (BLMF). A Platoon was located in Mrkonjic Grad in support of the UK Battle Group and there was a detachment in Sipovo co-located with the UK CSS Bn | . |
| 2001.01 | 156 Pro Coy contingent returned to UK | . |
| 2001.03.01 | The Coy comprised solely of members of 150 Pro Coy. From this date the Coy became a Pan-Balkans entity responsible for both SFOR and KFOR in Kosovo | . |
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| . | 240 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) AER Training | . |
| ?? | England: Warburg Bks, Aldershot | . |
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| . | 241 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) AER Training | . |
| ?? | England: Warburg Bks, Aldershot | . |
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| . | 242 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) AER Training | . |
| ?? | England: Warburg Bks, Aldershot | . |
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| . | 243 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) AER Training | . |
| ?? | England: Warburg Bks, Aldershot | . |
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| . | 243 Provost Company RMP (V) | . |
| 1967 | Scotland: Edinburgh with detachments in Southampton and Belfast | Formed |
| . | Early 1970s: detachments were opened in Stranraer and Leven | . |
| . | 1975: Southampton and Belfast dets were reallocated to 253 and 254 Provost Companies respectively | . |
| . | By 1993: Company consisted of a HQ in Edinburgh and a detachment in Belfast. | . |
| . | 1995: Belfast detachment again became 254 Provost Company | . |
| 1997 | Scotland: Livingston | . |
| . | 1 April 2000: Became part of 5 RMP | 5 Regiment Royal Military Police |
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| . | 246 (Berlin) Provost Company RMP | . |
| . | Germany: Helmstedt | . |
| . | c1982: Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| . | Spring of 1994: 2 Regiment disbanded | . |
| . | 1994: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 247 (Berlin) Provost Company RMP | . |
| c1965 | Berlin | . |
| . | c1982: Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| . | 1994: Disbanded | . |
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| . | German Service Organisation | . |
| 1950.12 | Germany: Berlin | Formed |
| . | 1969: Renamed German Service Unit | . |
| . | Oct 1982: Renamed 248 German Security Unit | 2 Regiment RMP |
| . | Sep 1994: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 249 GHQ Provost Company RMP | . |
| . | England | . |
| 1951.11.03 | Korea: Pusan: (HQ and four sections, including detachment SIB) | Supported 29 Independent Infantry Brigade Group |
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| . | 252 Provost Company RMP (V) | . |
| . | England: Stockton-On-Tees, with detachment in Newcastle | . |
| . | 1 April 2000: Became part of 5 RMP | 5 Regiment Royal Military Police |
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| . | 253 Provost Company RMP (V) | . |
| 2000's | England: Tulse Hill, London with a detachment in Southampton | 4 Regiment Royal Military Police |
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