Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms

Ministry of Law and Order

නීතිය හා සාමය සහ දක්ෂිණ සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය சட்டமும் ஒழுங்கும் மற்றும் தெற்கு அபிவிருத்தி அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed	16 August 2013; 4 years ago (2013-08-16)
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Floor 14, Suhurupaya, Subuthipura road, Battaramulla 6°54′11″N 79°55′01″E / 6.903069°N 79.917034°E / 6.903069; 79.917034
Annual budget	LKR 63 billion (2018, recurrent) LKR 5 billion (2018, capital)
Minister responsible	Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Minister of Law and Order
Ministry executive	Jagath P. Wijeweera, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies	Sri Lanka Police Service National Dangerous Drugs Control Board Galle Heritage Foundation
Website	lawandorder.lk

The Ministry of Law and Order (Sinhalese: නීතිය හා සාමය සහ දක්ෂිණ සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය, translit. Nītiya Hā Sāmaya Saha Dakṣiṇa Saṁvardhana Amātyāṁśaya; Sinhalese: சட்டமும் ஒழுங்கும் மற்றும் தெற்கு அபிவிருத்தி அமைச்சு, translit. Caṭṭamum Oḻuṅkum Maṟṟum Teṟku Apivirutti Amaiccu) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview.. The ministry manages the country's police. The ministry is not responsible for migration and prisons - these come under the purview of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs respectively. The current Minister of Law and Order is Ranjith Madduma Bandara The ministry's secretary is Jagath Wijeweera.

Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry. The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country.

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