Federal Public Service Interior

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The FPS Interior (Dutch: FOD Binnenlandse Zaken, French: SPF Intérieur, German: FÖD Inneres), formerly the Ministry of the Interior, is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. It was created by Royal Order on January 14, 2002, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Government to modernise the federal administration. The FPS Interior employs approximately 4,300 persons and is responsible for guaranteeing the rule of law, the registration and identification of natural persons, the immigration policy and for guaranteeing public order and safety.

The FPS Interior is responsible to the Federal Minister of the Interior, Mr. Jan Jambon, since October 2014.

Organisations

The FPS Interior is organised into five Directorates-General:

The Directorate-General for Institutions and Population
The Directorate-General for Civil Security
The Directorate-General Crisis Centre
The Directorate-General for Security and Prevention Policy
The Immigration Service

External links

Website of the FPS Interior 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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