Formed 2002 | ||
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Jurisdiction Norwegian government
Ministry of Justice and Public Security Headquarters Hammersborggt. 12, Oslo, Norway Government agency executives Odd Reidar Humlegård, National Police Commissioner and head of the police in Norway
Vidar Refvik, Assistant National Commissioner | ||
National Police Directorate (Norwegian: Politidirektoratet) a government agency subordinate to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security which heads the Norwegian Police Service. The directorate is led by the National Police Commissioner (Politidirektør), who since 2012 has been Odd Reidar Humlegård.
In Norway there is only one police force. The organisation of the Norwegian Police is largely based on the principle of an integrated police, that is that all the functions of the police are collected in one organisation.
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