State Protection Service

State Protection Service
Służba Ochrony Państwa
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AbbreviationSOP
Agency overview
Formed2018
Preceding agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPoland and abroad on official state visits of VIPs
Website
https://www.sop.gov.pl/pl/

The State Protection Service (Polish: Służba Ochrony Państwa [ˈswuʐ.ba ɔˈxrɔ.nɘ ˈpaɲ.stfa]) is a Polish uniformed service which provides VIP security for the Polish government.[1] It was formed on 1 February 2018 as a successor to the Government Protection Bureau.[2]

History

On 8 December 2017, the Parliament passed the Law on the State Protection Service, the Senate approved it without amendments on 21 December, and on 11 January 2018, the President signed it.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Państwa, Służba Ochrony. "Przeznaczenie i zadania". Służba Ochrony Państwa (in Polish). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". www.tvp.info (in Polish). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę". 11 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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