Federal Department of Justice and Police FDJP
A young woman who has been granted asylum in Switzerland is on an integration pre-apprenticeship in the healthcare sector. Being able to enter the world of work is the key to successful integration.
The FDJP is responsible for national and international police cooperation with the aim of ensuring a security net for the entire population. It draws up legislation in civil, criminal, constitutional and administrative law to respond to societal challenges and create equal opportunities. In addition, the FDJP regulates the conditions under which foreign nationals may enter, live and work in Switzerland, or obtain asylum here.
Elisabeth Baume-Schneider
Head of the FDJP.
Member of the Federal Council since 2023.
«Political action requires legal certainty and humanistic values.»
Priorities of the FDJP in 2023
Migration policy is a priority of the FDJP. Particular emphasis is placed on integration: people who are allowed to stay in Switzerland should be able to integrate quickly. One of the measures supported by the FDJP to achieve this is the pre-apprenticeship integration programme. This prepares people who have found protection in Switzerland for an apprenticeship in a targeted and practice-oriented manner. At the same time, the FDJP ensures that people who are not in need of protection are removed from the country. The FDJP also works at the international level to curb the causes of irregular migration.
The FDJP ensures that Switzerland's security authorities have the necessary legal instruments to safeguard the security of its residents. In particular, this includes the central information systems for fingerprints, DNA profiles and national and international searches. These allow terrorists and other criminals to be reliably identified by the cantonal police, the migration authorities and the Federal Office for Customs and Border Protection.
The FDJP is also pushing ahead with the process of digital transformation. The department is currently drawing up the legal basis for a state-managed digital proof of identity. In future, users will be able to identify themselves digitally in a secure, fast and uncomplicated manner while retaining the greatest possible control over their data.
Expenses 2021 (CHF)
2.62 bn
Staff (FTEs) 2021
2,719
Organisation chart FDJP
General Secretariat GS-FDJP
Secretary General: Stefan Hostettler Fischer
www.ejpd.admin.ch
State Secretariat for Migration SEM
State Secretary:
Christine Schraner Burgener
www.sem.admin.ch
Federal
Office of Justice FOJ
Director: Michael Schöll
www.bj.admin.ch
Federal
Office of Police fedpol
Director: Nicoletta
della Valle
www.fedpol.admin.ch
Post and Telecommunications Surveillance
Service PTSS
Director:
René Koch
www.li.admin.ch
Autonomous organisations
Federal
Institute of Intellectual Property IIP
Director: Catherine
Chammartin
www.ige.ch
Federal
Institute of Metrology METAS
Director: Philippe
Richard
www.metas.ch
Swiss
Institute of Comparative Law SICL
Director: Christina
Schmid
www.sicl.ch
Federal
Audit Oversight Authority FAOA
Director: Reto Sanwald
www.rab-asr.ch
Federal
Gaming Board FGB
Responsible: Thomas Witschi
www.esbk.admin.ch
Federal
Commission on Migration FCM
President: Walter
Leimgruber
www.ekm.admin.ch
Federal
Arbitration Commission for the Exploitation of Copyrights and Related Rights
President: Helen Kneubühler
Dienst
www.eschk.admin.ch
National
Commission for the Prevention of Torture NCPT
President: Regula
Mader
www.nkvf.admin.ch
