The Department of Civil Affairs has a broad field of activity that primarily concerns the rights of individual citizens.
The Correctional Services Department administers the Norwegian Correctional Services. The main tasks of this Department are to act as a secretariat for the political leadership, to work on proposals towards the Parliaments budget proposition, to form policies, laws, regulations, and central guidelines, as well as co-operation with other ministries.
The Government Emergency Support Unit is the permanent secretariat for the Government Emergency Management Council, and supports the Norwegian Government and Ministries in their crisis management.
The Legislation Department is the legal expertise department serving the Government and the central government administration.
The Migration Department is responsible for formulating and coordinating legislation and policies on immigration, asylum seekers and refugees.
The Planning and Administration Department is the Ministry’s administration and operations department with responsibility for pay and personnel policy, coordination of work on the budget both in the justice sector and internally.
The tasks of the Polar Affairs Department are the matters dealt with by the Ministry of Justice concerning the Norwegian Arctic and Antarctic polar regions including the administration carried out by the Governor of Svalbard, preparation of the annual Svalbard budget and coordination of the Polar affairs of the central government administration.
The Police Department and the Directorate of the Police constitues the central authority for the police. The Police department is administratively responsible for the Superior Prosecution Authority and the Military Disciplinary Authority.
The Press Office works as the information adviser for the political and administrative management, as well as for the nine departments.
The Rescue and Emergency Planning Department is the superior authority to the Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB).
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