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Law Enforcement In Denmark
''Law enforcement in Denmark'' is handled by a number of organisations, under the resort of various ministries: * Ministry of Justice: ** Police of Denmark, common law enforcement ** Rigspolitiet, specialised police enforcement *** Politiets Aktionsstyrke, police special response unit ** Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, national security and intelligence service * Tax Ministry: ** SKAT, tax, customs and border authority * Ministry of Defence: ** Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, military intelligence and foreign intelligence service ** Danish Military Police, police enforcement within Danish military ** Danish Home Guard Police Branch, simple enforcement on behalf of either the Police of Denmark or Danish Military Police * Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries: ** The , inspection of food handling companies ** The , inspection of fishing vessels in Danish waters See also * Crime in Denmark Crime in Denmark is combated by the Law enforcement in Denmark, Danish Police an ...
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Law Enforcement In The Faroe Islands
The Føroya Politi or Løgregla Føroya ''(Faroe Islands Police)'' are an independent police district within Denmark. The chief constable, who is known as the 'Landsfúti' is based in Tórshavn. Notes See also *Rigspolitiet - National police of Denmark Law enforcement in Denmark Government of the Faroe Islands Enforcement Enforcement is the proper execution of the process of ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, rules, standards, and social norms. Governments attempt to effectuate successful implementation of policies by enforcing laws and regulations. Ena ...
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Law Enforcement In Greenland
Law enforcement in Greenland, an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark, is provided by Kalaallit Nunaanni Politiit ( en, Greenland Police, da, Grønlands Politi) an independent police district of Naalagaaffiup Politiivi ( en, The National Police of Denmark, da, Rigspolitiet), within the National Police of Denmark. Since 2006, Greenland has constituted one of the 12 police districts of the Rigspolitiet, headed by the chief constable known as the ''Politiit Pisortaat'' based in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The Greenlandic police and prison system are ''de facto'' locally run, but formally under the Danish State. As part of the 2009 self-governing agreement between Denmark and Greenland, at request the full responsibility will be transferred to Greenland's authorities, but this has not yet been requested by the Greenlandic parliament. Crime The sale of hard liquor, which became legal in the 1950s, has led to violence connected to alcohol abuse. In some towns, the sale ...
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Ministry Of Justice (Denmark)
Ministry of Justice of Denmark ( da, Justitsministeriet, fo, Dómsmálaráðið, kl, Inatsiseqarnermut Ministereqarfik) is the Danish government ministry responsible for the general judicial system, including the police and the prosecution service, the courts of law, and prisons and the probation service. In addition, the Ministry is responsible for legislation in the areas of criminal, private and family law, the law of trusts and foundations, nationality law and data protection law. The Ministry of Justice of Denmark might oversee the administration of justice in Greenland. Councils, boards, commissions Agencies * Director for Public Prosecution * Danish Court Administration * Danish Prison and Probation Service * Danish Civil Affairs Agency * Danish Data Protection Agency * Danish Critical Supply Agency Councils * Det Dyreetiske Råd (the Council for Animal Ethics) * Det Særlige Råd vedr. Dyreværnsspørgsmål (the Special Council for Animal Protection Issues) * Rådet fo ...
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Police Of Denmark
The Police of Denmark ( da, Politiet, fo, Løgreglan, kl, Politiit) is the Danish National Police force, and the interior part of the Danish security forces (the Danish military being the exterior) in the Kingdom ( The Danish Realm: Denmark (proper), Greenland, Faroe Islands). The police are empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order, as well as being responsible for border control. Organization The police of Denmark consists of 12 districts each managed by a director and two minor districts in Greenland and the Faroe Islands, run by a local chief of police. The district of Copenhagen is somewhat differently organized due to its size and tasks. Besides the regular districts other organizations exist that work outside the general police: * Rigspolitiet - a nationwide police force with specialized tasks such as ''Budgets and Accounts'', ''Building Surveying Department'' and the ''Data Investigating Department'' * Politiets Efterretningstjeneste - the ...
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Rigspolitiet
The National Police of Denmark ( da, Rigspolitiet, fo, Landløgregla, kl, Naalagaaffiup Politiivi) is the upper most level of the Police of Denmark within the Kingdom (The unity of the Realm: Denmark (proper), Greenland, Faroe Islands). Administered by a framework of laws dictated by the Folketing (Danish Parliament) and the government's Minister for Justice, Rigspolitiet polices all regions governed by Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Organisation Leadership Rigspolitiet is controlled by the Minister for Justice via the National Commissioner of Police, who in turn operates above a number of commissioners and departments in the National Commissioner's Office. These departments include: Budgets and Accounts, the Building Surveying Department, the Data Department, the Traffic Department, Personnel and Recruitment, the Police Department, the Police College, the Aliens Department and the Danish Security Intelligence Service. The National Commissioner is Thorki ...
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Politiets Aktionsstyrke
Politiets Aktionsstyrke (AKS, English: ''The Special Intervention Unit'') is the police tactical unit of the Danish National Police. It is meant to handle extraordinarily difficult or life-threatening criminal situations, such as terrorism, hostage situations, and kidnapping. It also deals with emergency rescue situations that would be too dangerous for others to handle. The AKS holds responsibility for all anti-terror and counter-terrorism missions in Denmark. It is known that AKS cross-trains with the army and navy elite-units Jægerkorpset and Frømandskorpset. Their training includes: tactical shooting, hand-to-hand combat, surveillance, and explosives. Policemen who want to join the unit are required to take and pass selection tests. Duties * Counter sniper operation. * Forced entry operations. * Apprehension of armed suspects. * Apprehension of barricaded suspects. * Force protection during deployment. * Handling hostage situations. * Close protection. History The unit's ...
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Danish Security And Intelligence Service
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) (literally: Police Intelligence Service, official name in English: Danish Security and Intelligence Service, or DSIS) is the national security and intelligence agency of Denmark. The agency focuses solely on national security, and foreign intelligence operations are handled by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, the foreign intelligence service administered by the Danish Royal Defense. The stated overall purpose of PET is to "prevent, investigate and counter operations and activities that pose or may pose a threat to the preservation of Denmark as a free, democratic and safe country". History The history of PET can be traced back to shortly before World War II when the Danish police force expanded to create the Sikkerhedspoliti (SIPO) (literally: Security Police). Operations The primary duties of the PET are counter-terrorism, counter-extremism, counter-espionage and security. Counterterrorism encompass stopping terrorist attacks on ...
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Tax Ministry Of Denmark
The Danish Ministry of Taxation ( da, Skatteministeriet) is a Ministry (government department), Ministry, headed by the Denmark, Danish Tax Minister (Denmark), Tax Minister. The responsibilities of the ministry includes supporting the Tax Minister, and formulating new laws regarding taxes to be voted on by the Folketing. Organisation External linksOfficial website
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SKAT (tax Agency)
SKAT () was the tax authority of Denmark from 2005 until its reorganization in 2018 as a result of several serious scandals. It had been the state authority under which the Danish Treasury calculated and collected taxes and levied charges. The authority also undertook property valuation and settlement of debts. SKAT was organized into different core units and 30 local tax centers. Tax Centers are located across the country although Danish citizens can in principle apply to any tax center. There were also 22 customs operations. SKAT had been created by the merger of the National Customs and Tax Administration and the municipal tax administrations. From 1 July 2018, Skatteforvaltningen took over the responsibilities of the former SKAT, and Skatteforvaltningen became a group of 7 different tax agencies with specific areas and functions, with the agencies continuing to share the skat.dk website. History 2019 Copenhagen tax office bombing In August 2019, a powerful bomb detonated ...
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Ministry Of Defence (Denmark)
The Danish Ministry of Defence ( da, Forsvarsministeriet, short ''FMN'') is a ministry in the Danish government. It is charged with overall planning, development, and strategic guidance of the entire area of responsibility of the Danish Defence minister, including the armed forces and the emergency management sector. It is Denmark's ministry of defence. It is the secretariat of the Danish Defence Minister. It is also the administrator of the easternmost land in Denmark, the small archipelago, Ertholmene, whose administrator is employed by the ministry. History The Ministry of Defence was established following the Danish defence law of May 27, 1950 (law #272), about the central structure of the military of Denmark. This combined the two previous ministries; Ministry of War (Krigsministeriet) and the Marine ministry (Marineministeriet). The Minister of Defence had already been created in 1905 as the head of both ministries, though still with branch (Army and Navy) chiefs as adm ...
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Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste
The Danish Defence Intelligence Service, DDIS ( da, Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, FE), is a Danish intelligence agency, responsible for Denmark’s foreign intelligence, as well as being the Danish military intelligence service. DDIS is an agency under the Ministry of Defence and works under the responsibility of the Minister of Defence. It is housed at Kastellet, Copenhagen. The DDIS gathers, analyses, and disseminates information concerning conditions of importance to Denmark’s security, and to the security of Danish military units deployed on international missions. Intelligence activities include collection of information of political, financial, scientific and military interest. DDIS works closely with the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, which is the intelligence arm of the Danish police, and the signals intelligence unit of the Intelligence Regiment. History The current name and basic organization dates from 1 October 1967, when Defence Staff's Intelligen ...
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Military Police
Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear reconnaissance, logistic traffic management, counterinsurgency, and detainee handling. In different countries it may refer to: * A section of military forces assigned to police, or garrison, occupied territories, usually during a war. * A section of military forces assigned to policing Prisoner of war Detentions. * A section of the military responsible for policing the areas of responsibility of the armed forces (referred to as provosts) against all criminal activity by military or civilian personnel * A section of the military responsible for policing in both the armed forces and in the civilian population (most gendarmeries, such as the French Gendarmerie or the Spanish Guardia Civil) * A section of the military solely responsible for po ...
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