Law enforcement in Denmark

Law enforcement in Denmark is handled by a number of organisations, under the responsibility 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 [dk], inspection of food handling companies
  • The Danish Fisheries Directorate [dk], inspection of fishing vessels in Danish waters