Police (belgium)

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Belgian police

State level nationwide
position police
Supervisory authority Ministry of Interior of Belgium
Headquarters Brussels
Authority management General Commissioner First Chief Commissioner Marc De Mesmaeker
Servants 18,000 civil servants, 8,000 civil employees

The integrated Belgian police force consists of the Federal Police (Federale Politie, Police Fédérale) and the Local Police (Local Politie, Police Locale).

Since the structural reform in 2001, the police have been organized into two levels of an integrated police force and subordinate to the Federal Public Service of the Interior (Ministry of the Interior). Before that, they consisted of two different organizations. The federal police work nationwide and was formed from the Rijkswacht / Gendarmerie, which existed until 2001 and was subordinate to the Ministry of Defense. The local police, which currently has 185 police zones, was formed from local police units that were subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior.

The general commissioner is responsible for the overall management of the integrated police force. This office has been in the position of Chief Commissioner Marc De Mesmaeker since June 15, 2018.

The emergency number is 101.

Ranks

The Belgian police are divided into five categories:

  • Auxiliary cadre;
  • Backup cadre;
  • Cadre of staff in simple service;
  • Cadre of middle service staff;
  • Officer cadre.

There are three ranks within each career group, three or two ranks per career branch within the career group for the security cadres of the Federal Police, and five ranks for officers cadres, one being the entry-level position and the third being achieved after thirteen years of service.

The official official designations in the national language German are for the auxiliary cadres: Police Officer Candidate (PBA), Police Officer (PB), First Police Officer (1st PB).

The official designation in the national language German is for the security cadre: security operator candidate of the police (SBAP), security operator of the police (SBP), first security operator of the police (1st SBP), security assistant candidate of the police (SAAP), security assistant of the police (SAP), First Security Assistant of the Police (1st SAP), Security Coordinator of the Police (SKP), First Security Coordinator of the Police (SKP).

The official official designations in the national language German are for the cadres in simple service: Police inspector candidate (PIA), police inspector (PI), first police inspector (1st PI).

The official official designations in the national language German are for middle-class cadres: Police Chief Inspector Candidate (PIA), Police Chief Inspector (PI), First Police Chief Inspector (1st PI).

The official designations in the national language German are for the officer cadre: Police Commissioner Candidate (PKA), Police Commissioner (PK), First Police Commissioner (1st PK), Police Chief Commissioner (PHK), First Police Chief Commissioner (1st PHK).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interview with the Belgian liaison officer at the BKA , press release from the BKA of February 14, 2017
  2. ↑ The Integrated Police. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
  3. ↑ The General Commissariat. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Elements for identification of the police. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .