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The Ministry of the Interior (Polish: ''Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych'', ''MSW'') is an administrative structure responsible for internal security, law enforcement, civil defence and registry functions in Poland. The current ministry was formed on 18 November 2011, when after the parliamentary election of 9 October 2011 there was a call to restructure the then Ministry of Interior and Administration. The current minister is Mariusz Błaszczak. ==History and function== The ministry was originally founded in 1918. It has gone through several reforms, including partial splits and mergers, throughout its history. The post of Minister of the Interior is one of the most important cabinet positions in Poland,〔The MSW is the equivalent to the Interior Ministry of other countries, the Home Office of the United Kingdom, or similar to a combination of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security (United States).〕 According to the directive of the 'President of Council of Ministers' (Prime Minister) from the 18th of November 2011, the Minister of the Interior is responsible for: * The general interior security of the country, with respect to criminal acts or natural catastrophes * * including the major law-enforcement agencies (see law enforcement in Poland) * * * the Polish National Police - safety and public order protection * State borders' protection, regulation of migration policy and preventing illegal immigration * * the Polish Border Guard (Straż Graniczna) * Civil defence and crisis management * * the State Fire Service * * Search and rescue and the oversight of ambulance services * the granting of identity documents (Polish passports, identity cards) and driving licenses through the network of voivodeships * relations between the central government and local governments (except in the case of regional development, which is undertaken by the Ministry of Regional Development * logistics and organization of political elections, at the national and voivodeship levels (but the results of the elections are overseen by the Constitutional Tribunal and administrative courts) * integration and registration of legal immigrants * civil registry functions: marital status registration, change of names or surnames While the ministry of the Interior supervises police forces, it does not supervise criminal enquiries; criminal enquiries are conducted under the supervision of the judiciary. The ministry's seat is located on Stefan Batory Street, south of Warsaw's city centre and in the governmental district which surrounds the Belweder. The Ministry can be referred to by its initials 'MSW'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ministry of Interior (Poland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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