Public Security Agency (Gristol-Serkonos)

Public Security and Emergency Preparedness Agency

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Agency overview
Formed	April 13, 1967 (1967-04-13)
Preceding	Office of Internal Affairs
Jurisdiction	Parliament of Gristol-Serkonos
Headquarters	North Quay, Pontiac-Bernadotte, Gristol-Serkonos
Motto	Assist. Protect. Defend.
Annual budget	$10.9 billion (FY 2020)
Ministers responsible	Willie Keen, Minister of Public Security Tamati Kiri, Minister of Emergency Preparedness
Child agencies	Office of Public Security Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency Federal Border Guards of Gristol-Serkonos Internal Troops of Gristol-Serkonos Royal Gendarmerie of Gristol-Serkonos Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard Civil Defence Services of Gristol-Serkonos Office of Citizenship and Immigration Service
Key documents	Public Security Act of 1967 Public Emergency Measures Act of 1987 Wartime and Internal Security Measures Act of 2003

The Public Security Agency (PSA), legally incorporated as the Public Security and Emergency Preparedness Agency is a department in the Government of Gristol-Serkonos. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, and disaster prevention and management.

Ministerial Institutions

• Office of Public Security: The Office of Public Security is Gristol-Serkonos' domestic counter-intelligence and security agency. It is part of the greater Gristo-Serkonan intelligence community alongside the Directorate of State Security, the Communications Security Establishment, and the RGSAF Defence Intelligence Bureau. OPS is directed by the Office of the Intelligence Commissioner, and the service is under oversight by three Parliament Intelligence Standing Committees. The service is directed to protect Gristo-Serkonan parliamentary democracy and economic interests, and counter terrorism and espionage within the country.
• Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency: The FEPA is an agency that coordinates the response to a disaster that has occurred in Gristol-Serkonos and that overwhelms the resources of local authorities.
• Federal Border Guards of Gristol-Serkonos: The Federal Border Guards of Gristol-Serkonos is federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border control (i.e. protection and surveillance), immigration enforcement, and customs services.
• Internal Troops of Gristol-Serkonos: The Internal Troops of Gristol-Serkonos is the Gristo-Serkonan internal military force. It is part of the Public Security Agency, responsible for public security. The objective of the Internal Troops is to serve as a military unit with law enforcement powers. Its mission is to ensure state security, protect the state borders (supporting the Federal Border Guards of Gristol-Serkonos), participate in activities to neutralize paramilitary armed groups, terrorist organizations, organized groups and criminal organizations, protect critical infrastructure such as Gristol-Serkonos' nuclear power plants, foreign diplomatic missions, and institutions controlled by the Federal Government and the Constituent Countries. In wartime, the Internal Troops can be mobilized as part of the regular forces and take part in combat operations alongside the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces. The Internal Troops is organized into two light infantry divisions, covering the two constituent countries with two separate mechanized regiments.
• Royal Gendarmerie: The Royal Gendarmerie of Gristol-Serkonos is the national police force of Gristol-Serkonos. It is a branch of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Public Security and Emergency Preparedness Agency with additional responsibilities from the National Office of Defence. The Gendarmerie has several areas of responsibility such as policing cities, small towns, rural areas, it also fulfills a range of military and defense missions as well as policing the military bases of the RGSAF due to its military status.
• Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard: The Gristol-Serkonan Coast Guard is tasked with marine search and rescue, communications, navigation, and transportation issues in Gristo-Serkonan waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response. The GSCG also assists in scientific research expeditions in the areas of oceanography and fisheries science. The GSCG is similar to the traditional armed coast guards fielded by other nations. The coast guard operates 120 vessels, 22 rotary-wing aircraft and 8 fixed-wing aircraft.
• Civil Defence Services of Gristol-Serkonos: Civil Defence Services of Gristol-Serkonos is an emergency response and rescue agency whose purpose is to provide aid, assistance and relief in times of emergency or natural disaster. It may also support primary emergency response agencies namely the Royal Gendarmerie, National Ambulance Service, and local authority fire services when requested.
• Office of Citizenship and Immigration Service: OCIS operates the National Visa System, managing applications from foreign nationals seeking to visit or work in Gristol-Serkonos, and also considers applications from businesses and educational institutions seeking to become sponsors for foreign nationals. It also considers applications from foreign nationals seeking protection or Gristo-Serkonan citizenship and manages appeals of those who have been denied visas.

Logo	Agency	Employees
Example	Office of Public Security	4,053
Example	Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency	1,760
Example	Gristol-Serkonos Emergency Paramedic Service	TBD
Example	Federal Border Guards of Gristol-Serkonos	7,500
Example	Internal Troops of Gristol-Serkonos	49,500
Example	Royal Gendarmerie of Gristol-Serkonos	83,562 officers 14,598 volunteers
Example	Civil Defence Services of Gristol-Serkonos	60 employees 4500 volunteers
Example	Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard	4,554
Example	Office of Citizenship and Immigration Service	7,300