Federal Department of Justice and Police

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
	; The west wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland.
Agency overview
Formed	1848; 176 years ago
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Federal Palace (west wing), Bern
Employees	2,203
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 1.4 billion; Revenue: CHF 130.8 million; (2009)
Minister responsible	Karin Keller-Sutter, Federal Councillor;
Website	www.ejpd.admin.ch

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: Departament federal da giustia e polizia^ⓘ) 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).

^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "Organization Chart FDJP". Federal Department of Justice and Police. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved May 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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