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 (1848)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Federal Palace (west wing), Bern
Employees	2,203[1]
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 1.4 billion Revenue: CHF 130.8 million (2009)[1]
Minister responsible	Beat Jans, Federal Councillor
Child agencies	State Secretariat for Migration Federal Office of Justice Federal Office of Police Federal Institute of Metrology Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Swiss Institute of Comparative Law Federal Gaming Board National Commission for the Prevention of Torture Federal Commission on Migration Federal Commission for the Administration of Copyright and Related Rights Federal Audit Oversight Authority Federal Commission for the Assessment of the Possibilities for the Treatment of Persons Interned for Life
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 2024, it is headed by Federal Councillor Beat Jans. 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 (GS-FDJP)
  • IT Service Centre (ISC-FDJP)
  • Post and Telecommunications Surveillance Service (PTSS)
• Federal Offices
  • 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.
• Institutes
  • Federal Institute 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 (IPI): Registration authority for patents, trademarks and industrial design.
  • Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (SICL): Provides consultancy services on issues of comparative law.
• Commissions
  • Federal Gaming Board (FGB): Regulates casinos and enforces Swiss gambling law (except lotteries, which are regulated by the cantons).
  • National Commission for the Prevention of Torture
  • Federal Commission on Migration
  • Federal Commission for the Administration of Copyright and Related Rights
• Administratively assigned
  • Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA)
  • Federal Commission for the Assessment of the Possibilities for the Treatment of Persons Interned for Life

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  Building of the Federal Office for Migration (later renamed State Secretariat for Migration) in Bern

List of heads of the department