Police Corps of Andorra

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Police Corps of Andorra
Cos de Policia d’Andorra
Flag of The Andorran Police Corps.png
Flag
Agency overview
Formed1932
Preceding agency
  • Servei d'Ordre
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Andorra
Operations jurisdiction Andorra
Population85,000
Governing body Government of Andorra
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byDirectorate of the Police
HeadquartersCtra. de l'Obac s/n, Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra
Sworn members300
Website
www.policia.ad

The Police Corps of Andorra (Catalan : Cos de Policia d’Andorra) [1] is the national police of Andorra. In 2007, the force had 240 officers serving a population of approximately 85,000. [2]

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Structure

The police force consists of the Directorate of the Police, four divisions which carry out the various missions of the police, and two "functional groups". [1]

Directorate of the Police

Location of the central police station in Escaldes-Engordany Les Escaldes police station building.jpg
Location of the central police station in Escaldes-Engordany
Police car in Andorra la Vella Ford Policia - Andorra (2022).jpg
Police car in Andorra la Vella

The Directorate of the Police is composed of a director, a deputy director who has the grade of police commissioner, a secretary, a planning and human resources officer and an administrative assistant. It directs police activities throughout the country. Its members are nominated by the Government of Andorra based on proposals from the Ministry of the Interior. The International Police Cooperation Office is part of the Directorate of Police, inside is the National Central Office of Interpol.

Divisions

There are four Divisions with the following responsibilities:

Groups

Six groups – for the protection of VIPs, bomb disposal, order maintenance, emergency situations, sniffer-dog training and mountain rescue – are formed by members of the four Divisions; are assembled in response to specific needs; and are assisted by colleagues from neighbouring countries, particularly in organising joint training programmes.

Equipment

The Police Corps of Andorra is the more heavily armed tactical team of the force; they are officially known as the Grup d'Intervencio Policia d'Andorra (GIPA). They are more armed than the average officer; these are some of the weapons they are issued:

Police ground vehicles

Ranks

Functions

 
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Director del CosDirector adjunt del Cos

Grades

 
Superior levelExecutive levelIntermediate levelBasic level
Flag of Andorra.svg Police Corps of Andorra [4] Andorra-Police-Commissari major.svg Andorra-Police-Commissari.svg Andorra-Police-Oficial de 1a classe.svg Andorra-Police-Oficial de 2a classe.svg Andorra-Police-Sotsoficial major.svg Andorra-Police-Sotsoficial de 1a classe.svg Andorra-Police-Sotsoficial de 2a classe.svg Andorra-Police-Agent major.svg Andorra-Police-Agent.svg
Commissari majorCommissariInspector majorInspectorSergent major primerSergent majorSergentAgent major de policiaAgent de policia

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References

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  2. Cahoon, Ben. "Andorra". Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 1 2 "Distintius de grau, antiguitat i funció." Cos de Policia d'Andorra. Retrieved 2020-03-20.