Unité Centrale de Police à l'Aéroport
The Unité de la Police de l'Aéroport , abbreviated UPA (German: Airport Police), is a police unit of the "Police Administrative" area of the Police Grand-Ducale , the state police in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . In addition to illegal immigration and border control , the UPA's areas of responsibility at Luxembourg Airport include airport security and the aviation police . The UPA's workforce currently consists of 75 police officers (as of January 2020). On August 1, 2018, the unit changed its name from "Unité Centrale de Police à l'Aéroprot" to "Unité Centrale de Police à l'Aéroport" as part of the police reform.
organization
The "Unité de la Police de l'Aéroport" (UPA) consists of a directorate, a secretariat and two departments. The two departments are the “Service de Contrôle à l'Aéroport” (SCA) and the “Service de Garde à l'Aéroport” (SGA).
Main tasks of the UPA
In the general police area
- Granting a permanent police presence at Luxembourg Airport ,
- Coordination of the tasks of the police and customs administration at the airport,
- Maintaining and maintaining contacts with foreign airport police and border control authorities,
- Representation of the Grand Ducal Police in national and international committees and assemblies in the field of airport security and border control.
In the area of airport security (Grand Duke Regulations of February 24, 2016)
- Issuance of access and residence permits for the airport area,
- Granting of access permits for airport visitors and the press .
In the aviation police area
- Conducting investigations into incidents and accidents that have occurred in the airport area,
- Participation in investigations concerning air carriers certified in Luxembourg , regardless of the geographical location of the accident site.
Special missions of the SCA
In the area of the Aliens Police (SCA-SCF)
- Control of travel documents when entering or leaving a "non-Schengen" country ,
- Carrying out thorough checks on suspicious passengers
- Issuing visas in exceptional cases,
- Monitoring the external border.
In the area of preparing expert reports (SCA-SED)
- Preparation of expert opinions on travel documents at the request of the "Section Contrôle Frontalier", other police stations and judicial authorities,
- Education and training of the staff of the "SCA" and other members of the Grand Ducal Police in the field of official documents,
- Creation of statistics, risk analyzes and information sheets in the area of border control and false documents,
- National and international contact point of the Grand Ducal Police in the area of "official documents".
Special missions of the SGA
In the security and protection area
- Ensuring protection and security in the airport area,
- Ensuring unexceptional police readiness in the airport area,
- Setting up and running security services during official visits.
In the area of access control (Grand Duke Regulations of February 24, 2016)
- Implementation of access controls in the area of the airport,
- Control and monitoring of the security staff at lux-Airport SA, who carry out access controls on behalf of the Grand Ducal Police in the airport area,
- Carrying out reviews of the past life of applicants for access and residence permits for the airport area.
In the area of security searches (Grand Duke regulations of February 24, 2016)
- Carrying out security checks and searches in the airport area,
- Control and monitoring of the security staff at lux-Airport SA, who carry out security checks and searches on behalf of the Grand Ducal police in the airport area.
In the area of “local police” resp. Proximity Police
- Ensuring a visible presence in the proximity counter in the public area of the departure hall.
Previous directors
- 2000–2001: Jacques Klein
- 2001-2005: Jeff Schlentz
- 2006–2018: Thierry Fehr
- 2018 to today: Christian Steichen
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Loi du 18 June 2018 on the Police grand-ducaleet portant modification: 1 ° du Code de procédure pénale; 2 ° de la loi modifiée du 9 December 2005 déterminant les conditions et modalités de nomination de certains fonctionnaires occupant des fonctions dirigeantes dans les administrations et services de l'Etat; 3 ° de la loi du 10 December 2009 relative à l'hospitalisation sans leur consentement de personnes atteintes de troubles mentaux; 4 ° de la loi modifiée du 25 mars 2015 fixant le régime des traitements et les conditions et modalités d'avancement des fonctionnaires de l'Etat; 5 ° de la loi du 18 December 2015 relative à l 'accueil des demandeurs de protection internationale et de protection temporaire, et modifiant la loi modifiée du 10 août 1991 sur la profession d'avocat; et portant abrogation: 1 ° de la loi du 29 may 1992 relative au Service de Police Judiciaire et modifiant 1 la loi modified du 23 juillet 1952 concernant l'organization militaire; 2. le code d'instruction criminelle; 3. the loi du 16 avril 1979 ayant pour objet la discipline dans la Force publique; 2 ° de la loi modifiée du 31 mai 1999 sur la Police et l'Inspection générale de la Police. - Legilux. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
- ↑ The police organization chart: the die is cast. March 16, 2017, accessed February 2, 2020 .
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