Ministry of Justice and Public Security

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Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Agency overview
Det kongelige justis- og beredskapsdepartement

Formed	1818; 206 years ago (1818)
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Oslo
Employees	400
Minister responsible	Emilie Enger Mehl
Website	www.regjeringen.no/jd

The Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Norwegian: Det kongelige justis- og beredskapsdepartement) is a Norwegian government ministry that oversees justice, the police, and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic rule of law. An overriding objective is to ensure the security of society and of individual citizens. The ministry was founded in 1818 and currently employs about 400 people in the central government department. Its subordinate agencies include the Norwegian Police Service, the Norwegian Correctional Service, the Norwegian Police Security Service, the Norwegian Prosecuting Authority, the Judiciary of Norway, and the Directorate of Immigration, and employ around 30,000 people. The Ministry of Justice of Norway oversees the administration of justice in Svalbard.^[1]

History

The ministry was founded in 1818 and was known as the Royal Ministry of Justice and the Police from its establishment until 2012, when it was renamed the Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security.^[2]^[3] The ministry's headquarters was bombed in the 2011 terrorist attacks, killing three employees. The ministry subsequently moved to its current location at Gullhaug Torg in Nydalen.

People

The Minister of Justice and Public Security is the head of the ministry. Since October 2021 Emilie Enger Mehl has served as Minister of Justice and Public Security.

Organisation

It is organised into the following sections:

Press and public relations
Penal and rehabilitation matters
Legal issues
Arctic affairs
Police
Rescue and readiness
Civil rights issues
Planning and administration
Analytics

Subordinate agencies

Norwegian Police Service
Norwegian Correctional Service
Norwegian Police Security Service
Norwegian Prosecuting Authority
Judiciary of Norway
Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection
Directorate for Emergency Communication
Norwegian Military Prosecution Authority
Joint Rescue Coordination Centres
Mediation Service
Norwegian Advisory Council on Bankruptcy
Office for Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime
Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs
Norwegian Civil Affairs Authority
Crime Prevention Council
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
Directorate of Immigration
Directorate of Integration and Diversity

Current issues

On September 8, 2006, the government commissioned an inquiry on the wrongful conviction of Fritz Moen^{[citation needed]}.

References

^ "Meld. St. 32 (2015–2016)". Government.no. 2016-05-11. Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
^ Government.no (19 June 2009). "Members of the Government". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ Government.no (31 March 2014). "Norwegian Government Ministries". Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

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