Ministry of the Interior (Italy)
Italian ministry
The Ministry of the Interior (Italian: Ministero dell'Interno) is a government agency of Italy, headquartered in Rome. It is a cabinet-level ministry of the Italian Republic. Since October 2022, the minister has been Matteo Piantedosi, former Prefect of Rome.
Responsibilities
The ministry is responsible for internal security and the protection of the constitutional order, for civil protection against disasters and terrorism, for displaced persons and for administrative questions. It is host to the Standing Committee of Interior Ministers and also drafts all passport, identity card, firearms, and explosives legislation.
The Ministry of the Interior is the political authority for the administration of internal affairs. It controls the State Police (Polizia di Stato), the Fire Fighters Department (Vigili del Fuoco) and the Prefect The minister therefore sits on the High Council of Defence.
The main functions of the ministry are declared in the Executive Order No. 300, promulgated on the 30th of July 1999 and are as follows:
Ensuring the regular organisation of the elected organs of the local entities and their correct functioning, regulating local finances and electoral services, looking after vital records and registry offices, and collaborating with local entities;
Protection of public order and security and coordination of the police forces;
General administration and general representation of the government in its territories;
Protection of civil rights, including religious belief, citizenship, immigration, and asylum.
Currently, the Ministry's duties and powers are regulated by the Presidential decrees of 5 June 1976, no.
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