State Protection Service Explained

Agencyname:	State Protection Service
Nativenamea:	Służba Ochrony Państwa
Abbreviation:	SOP
Formedyear:	2018
Country:	Poland and abroad on official state visits of VIPs
Website:	https://www.sop.gov.pl/pl/

The State Protection Service (Polish: Służba Ochrony Państwa) 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 December 8, 2017, the Parliament passed the Law on the State Protection Service, the Senate approved it without amendments on December 21, and on January 11, 2018, the President signed it.^[3]

Subjects of protection

• President of the Republic of Poland and his family
• Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland and his family
• First Lady of Poland
• Marshal of the Sejm
• Marshal of the Senate
• Deputy Prime Ministers
• Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Minister of Interior and Administration
• Minister of National Defence
  • • Former Presidents Former Prime Ministers Other individuals by decree of the Minister of Interior
• Foreign heads of state, governments, representatives, and diplomats while on Polish soil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Przeznaczenie i zadania. Państwa. Służba Ochrony. Służba Ochrony Państwa. pl. 2020-05-13.
2. Web site: Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę. www.tvp.info. 11 January 2018 . pl. 2020-05-13.
3. Web site: 2018-01-19. Służba Ochrony Państwa w miejsce BOR. Prezydent podpisał ustawę. 11 January 2018 .