Federal Public Service Justice

The FPS Justice (

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 State Security Service

is responsible to the minister of justice as well.

External links

Website of the FPS Justice Belgium

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federal government of Belgium
Horizontal services	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)
Vertical services	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
Planning services	PPS Social Integration, Fight against Poverty and Social Economy PPS Science Policy

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Israel United States
Academics	CiNii
Other	IdRef

Organisation

See also

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