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 May 23, 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 July 15, 2002.

The FPS Justice is responsible to the Minister of Justice.

Organisation

The FPS Justice is currently organised into four Directorates-General:

The Directorate-General for Judicial Organisation
The Directorate-General for Legislation and Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
The Directorate-General for Correctional Facilities
The Directorate-General for Justice Houses

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.

External links

Website of the FPS Justice Belgium

Federal Public Services of the federal government of Belgium

Horizontal services	FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister FPS Personnel and Organisation FPS Budget and Management Control FPS Information and Communication Technology (Fedict)

Vertical services	FPS Economy FPS Employment FPS Finance FPS Foreign Affairs FPS Health FPS Interior FPS Justice FPS Social Security FPS Transport Defence

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