The department is composed of the following offices and institutes: •
General Secretariat (GS-FDJP) • IT Service Centre (ISC-FDJP) • Post and Telecommunications Surveillance Service (PTSS) •
Federal Offices •
State Secretariat for Migration (SEM): Responsible for matters relating to foreign nationals and asylum seekers. •
Federal Office of Justice (FOI): Responsible for providing legal advice to the administration, preparing general legislation, supervising government registers and collaborating on international
judicial assistance. •
Federal Office of Police (fedpol): Responsible for intercantonal and international information, coordination and analysis in internal security matters. It also operates the domestic intelligence service (
Service for Analysis and Prevention SAP), and the
Federal Criminal Police (FCP), which investigates crimes subject to federal jurisdiction. •
Institutes •
Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS): Provides calibration and accreditation services, supervises the use of measuring instruments and provides training in
metrology. •
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI): Registration authority for
patents,
trademarks and
industrial design. •
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (SICL): Provides consultancy services on issues of
comparative law. •
Commissions •
Federal Gaming Board (FGB): Regulates
casinos and enforces Swiss
gambling law (except
lotteries, which are regulated by the cantons). •
National Commission for the Prevention of Torture •
Federal Commission on Migration •
Federal Commission for the Administration of Copyright and Related Rights •
Administratively assigned •
Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA) • Federal Commission for the Assessment of the Possibilities for the Treatment of Persons Interned for Life BFM in Bern.JPG|Building of the Federal Office for Migration (later renamed State Secretariat for Migration) in Bern == List of heads of the department ==