Federal Department of Justice and Police

Organisation

• General Secretariat
• State Secretariat for Migration : Responsible for matters relating to foreign nationals and asylum seekers.
• Federal Office of Justice : Responsible for providing legal advice to the administration, preparing general legislation, supervising government registers and collaborating on international judicial assistance.
• Federal Office of Police : Responsible for intercantonal and international information, coordination and analysis in internal security matters. It also operates the domestic intelligence service, and the Federal Criminal Police, which investigates crimes subject to federal jurisdiction.
• Federal Office of Metrology : Provides calibration and accreditation services, supervises the use of measuring instruments and provides training in metrology.
• Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property : Registration authority for patents, trademarks and industrial design.
• Swiss Institute of Comparative Law : Provides consultancy services on issues of comparative law.

• Federal Gaming Board : Regulates casinos and enforces Swiss gambling law.

  List of heads of the department