Ministry of Interior (Italy)
| Ministero dell'Interno | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1861 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Italy |
| Headquarters |
Palazzo del Viminale Viminale Square, 1 - Rome |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | http://www.interno.gov.it/ |
The Ministry of Interior (Italian: Ministero dell'Interno) is a government agency of Italy, headquartered in Rome. It is cabinet-level ministry of the Italian Republic. As of 12 December 2016, Marco Minniti is the minister.
The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for internal security and the protection of the constitutional order, for civil protection against disasters and terrorism, for displaced persons and administrative questions. It is host to the Standing Committee of Interior Ministers and also drafts all passport, identity card, firearms, and explosives legislation.
The Ministry of the Interior is political authority for the administration of internal affairs. It controls the State police, the Vigili del Fuoco, and the prefects. The minister herefore sits on the High Council of Defence.
The main functions of the ministry are regulated by the no.300 of 30 July 1999 and are as follows:
Currently, the Ministry's duties and powers are regulated by the Presidential decrees of 5 June 1976, no. 676 and 7 September 2001 no. 398.
The Ministry of the Interior was among the oldest ministries of the Kingdom of Sardinia. It experienced a notable growth in responsibilities from 1861, as a result of the Unification of Italy. As a result of the absence of any kind of Head of Government from the Albertine Statute, the Ministry of the Interior had priority over the Presidency of the Council from the beginning. During the establishment of the unitary state, the Minister of the Interior represented a strongly centralised model of state, desired by the Piedmontese statesmen in order to strengthen the state which they saw as excessively diverse. Along with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior was one of the two pillars on which Italian national unity was built.
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