Swedish Commission on Security and Integrity Protection

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Swedish Commission on Security and Integrity Protection
Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden

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Swedish Commission on Security and Integrity Protection
Agency overview
Formed 2008
Preceding agency
  • Registernämnden
Jurisdiction Government of Sweden
Headquarters Norr Mälarstrand 6, Stockholm
59°19′37.167″N18°02′57.8328″E / 59.32699083°N 18.049398000°E / 59.32699083; 18.049398000
Employees 18 (2014) [1]
Annual budget SEK 18 million (2014)
Agency executive
Parent agency Ministry of Justice
Website sakint.se

The Swedish Commission on Security and Integrity Protection (Swedish : Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden) is a Swedish administrative authority sorting under the Ministry of Justice responsible for supervising law enforcement agencies' use of secret surveillance techniques, assumed identities and other associated activities. The commission also supervise the processing of personal data by the Swedish Police Authority. It is also obliged to check whether someone has been the subject of secret surveillance or subject to the processing of personal data, at the request of an individual, and if it was done within bounds of applicable legislation. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämndens årsredovisning 2014" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Commission on Security and Integrity Protection. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Swedish Commission on Security and Integrity Protection". Swedish Commission on Security and Integrity Protection. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Förordning (2007:1141) med instruktion för Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden" (in Swedish). The Government of Sweden . Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Regleringsbrev" (in Swedish). Swedish National Financial Management Authority . Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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