Federal Public Service Justice
The FPS Justice (Dutch: FOD Justitie, French: SPF Justice, German: FÖD Justiz), formerly the Ministry of Justice, is a federal public service of Belgium. It was created by royal order on 23 May 2001, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Government to modernise the federal administration. The transformation from a ministry into a federal public service was completed on 15 July 2002.
The FPS Justice is responsible to the minister of justice.
Organisation
The FPS Justice is currently organised into three directorates-general:
- The Directorate-General for Judicial Organisation
- The Directorate-General for Legislation and Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- The Directorate-General for Correctional Facilities
Several independent organisations resort under the FPS Justice, such as the Gambling Commission. In addition, the FPS Justice is also responsible for the Belgian Official Journal. The Belgian State Security Service is responsible to the minister of justice as well.
See also
- Justice ministry
- Politics of Belgium
External links
- Website of the FPS Justice Belgium
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Federal Public Services of the federal government of Belgium
- FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister
- FPS Policy and Support (merger of FPS Budget and Management Control, FPS Personnel and Organisation and FPS Information and Communication Technology)
- FPS Economy
- FPS Employment
- FPS Finance
- FPS Foreign Affairs
- FPS Health
- FPS Interior
- FPS Justice
- FPS Social Security
- FPS Mobility and Transport
- Ministry of Defence
- PPS Social Integration, Fight against Poverty and Social Economy
- PPS Science Policy
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