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Federal Department of Justice and Police

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Federal Department of Justice and Police
(in German) Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement
(in French) Département fédéral de justice et police
(in Italian) Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia
(in Romansh) Departament federal da giustia e polizia
Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg
Bundeshaus 1128 (west wing).jpg
The west wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland.
Agency overview
Formed1848
JurisdictionFederal administration of Switzerland
HeadquartersFederal Palace (west wing), Bern
Employees2,203[1]
Annual budgetExpenditure: CHF 1.4 billion
Revenue: CHF 130.8 million
(2009)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.ejpd.admin.ch
Building of the Federal Office for Migration (later renamed State Secretariat for Migration) in Bern (2008).

The Federal Department of Justice and Police (German: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement, French: Département fédéral de justice et police, Italian: Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia, Romansh: ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. As of 2019, it is headed by Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter. Until 1979, the department was known as the Department of Justice and Police.

Organisation

The Department is composed of the following offices and institutes:[2]

  • General Secretariat
  • State Secretariat for Migration (SEM): Responsible for matters relating to foreign nationals and asylum seekers.
  • Federal Office of Justice (FOI): Responsible for providing legal advice to the administration, preparing general legislation, supervising government registers and collaborating on international judicial assistance.
  • Federal Office of Police (fedpol): Responsible for intercantonal and international information, coordination and analysis in internal security matters. It also operates the domestic intelligence service (Service for Analysis and Prevention SAP), and the Federal Criminal Police (FCP), which investigates crimes subject to federal jurisdiction.
  • Federal Office of Metrology (METAS): Provides calibration and accreditation services, supervises the use of measuring instruments and provides training in metrology.
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP): Registration authority for patents, trademarks and industrial design.
  • Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (SICL): Provides consultancy services on issues of comparative law.

The following independent authorities are affiliated to the FDJP for administrative purposes:

  • Federal Gaming Board (FGB): Regulates casinos and enforces Swiss gambling law (except lotteries, which are regulated by the cantons).

List of heads of the department

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Organization Chart FDJP". Federal Department of Justice and Police. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved May 2008.

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