Law enforcement in Denmark
Law enforcement in Denmark is handled by a number of organisations, under the resort of various ministries:
- Ministry of Justice:
- Police of Denmark, common law enforcement
- Rigspolitiet, specialised police enforcement
- Politiets Aktionsstyrke, police special response unit
- Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, national security and intelligence service
- Tax Ministry:
- SKAT, tax, customs and border authority
- Ministry of Defence:
- Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, military intelligence and foreign intelligence service
- Danish Military Police, police enforcement within Danish military
- Danish Home Guard Police Branch, simple enforcement on behalf of either the Police of Denmark or Danish Military Police
- Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries:
- The Danish Food Administration, inspection of food handling companies
- The Danish Fisheries Directorate, inspection of fishing vessels in Danish waters
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