Government Protection Bureau

Main article: Law enforcement in Poland

Government Protection Bureau Biuro Ochrony Rządu
Agency overview
Formed	1956
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Poland
Constituting instrument	The Government Protection Bureau Act
Specialist jurisdiction	Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state assets.
Operational structure
Agency executive	Col. Andrzej Pawlikowski
Parent agency	Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration
Website
(in Polish) Official website

The Government Protection Bureau or Bureau of Government Protection (Polish: Biuro Ochrony Rządu, BOR, Polish pronunciation: [ˈbjurɔ ɔˈxrɔnɨ ˈʐɔndu]) was Poland's equivalent of the United States Secret Service, providing antiterrorism and VIP security services for the Polish government. On February 1, 2018, the bureau was disbanded and a new State Protection Service (Polish: Służba Ochrony Państwa, SOP) was formed in its place, absorbing its manpower and functions (security of incumbent and former Presidents of Poland, high ranking state officials, institutions and Polish embassies and consulates abroad).

Subjects of protection

• President of the Republic of Poland
• Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
• Marshal of the Sejm
• Marshal of the Senate
• Deputy Prime Ministers
• Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Minister of Interior and Administration
• Former Presidents (for life while on Polish soil)
• Former Prime Ministers (for a six-month period after leaving office)
• Other individuals by decree of the Minister of Interior
• Foreign heads of state, governments, representatives and diplomats while on Polish soil

External links

• Official web page of the Government Protection Bureau (in Polish)
• Web page of the Government Protection Bureau (in English)