CEP interviewed its newest member, The Ministry of Justice. In this interview, the new member organisations shares why they decided to become members, how they would like to contribute to the development of CEP and many more. Enjoy reading!
The Ministry of Justice in Poland (Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości) is an auxiliary office of the Minister of Justice, the chief organ of government administration responsible for the government administration sector of justice. The Minister of Justice, by virtue of the Constitution, is a member of the National Council of the Judiciary.
The Ministry of Justice and the entities supervised by or subordinate to the Minister of Justice ensure the highest standards of service to the Minister of Justice in the implementation of statutory tasks in the area defined by the government administration sector – ‘justice’, as specified in Article 24 in fine of the Act of September 4, 1997, on government administration sectors and continuously increase the effectiveness of their tasks in all matters important for the future and development of the broadly understood Polish justice system.
The Minister of Justice exercises external administrative supervision over the activities of court probation officers, within which:
- establishes general directions for internal administrative supervision exercised by the presidents of appellate courts,
- monitors the fulfilment of supervisory duties by the presidents of appellate and regional courts,
- analyzes statistical information regarding the activities of court probation officers,
- organizes supervisory meetings for regional probation officers,
- issues supervisory orders.
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