Ministry of Justice and Public Security

Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security

Det kongelige justis- og beredskapsdepartement
Agency overview
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]