Grand Ducal Police
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Grand Ducal Police Police Grand-Ducale |
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Logo of the Grand Ducal Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | January 1, 2000 |
| Preceding agency | Grand Ducal Gendarmerie and local Police under State authority |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| National agency | Luxembourg |
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| Policing for the Grand Ducal Police is organised under six primary intervention centres, under which further secondary intervention centres operate | |
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| Agency executive | Philippe Schrantz, Director-General |
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The Grand Ducal Police (French: Police Grand-Ducale) is the primary law enforcement agency in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The police is under the control of the Minister for the Interior of Luxembourg, although they operate in the name, and under the ultimate control, of the Grand Duke. Day-to-day executive control is exercised by the Director-General. The Grand Ducal Police has existed in its current form since January 1, 2000, when the Grand Ducal Gendarmerie was merged with the police.
The Grand Ducal Police is responsible for ensuring Luxembourg's internal security, maintaining law and order, border control and enforcing all laws and Grand Ducal decrees. It is also responsible for assisting the military in its internal operations, as prescribed by the Grand Duke.
The Grand Ducal Police's operations are divided into six regions (circonscriptions régionales), which are under the command of a regional director. The director is responsible for primary intervention centres, secondary intervention centres, local police stations, and region-wide services. The region headquarters are in Capellen, Diekirch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg City, and Mersch.
The primary intervention centres (Centre d'Intervention Primaire, abbreviated 'CIP') are the most capable and best equipped police stations to address emergencies. The CIPs also serve as the headquarters for the region, providing administrative support for the region's other operation centres. The CIPs' jurisdictions cover their respective regions (illustrated in different colours on the map, right).
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