National Police Board of Finland, units and services

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The Gambling Administration of the National Police Board supervises gambling services. The National Police Board is an organisation within the administrative sector of the Ministry of the Interior. As an independent supervisory authority, it is responsible for supervising lotteries at national level and for compiling statistics on lotteries. The Gambling Administration’s offices are located in Riihimäki. The Gambling Administration’s duties are to: · issue opinions and advice on gambling · produce guidelines, disseminate information and provide training in issues related to gambling services · supervise the legality of gambling services · intervene in the running and marketing of unlawful gambling operations. In its supervision duties, the Gambling Administration cooperates with the police and may submit requests for investigation in suspected criminal matters to the police. Efficient supervision of the gambling sector requires extensive international and national cooperation with interest groups and between public authorities.

Information Technology Centre of the Police.

Key responsibilities of the Police Materials Centre include acquisitions of goods and services as instructed by senior management in accordance with current legislation, instructions and regulations of the Ministry of the Interior and the National Police Board as well as national and international cooperation with stakeholders in accordance with guidelines set by senior management. Other responsibilities include contract and supplier management, implementation of deliveries of police vehicles to police units, depreciation and post-processing of state property, planning, monitoring and analysis of the lifecycles of the materials and equipment used by the police, development of procurement activities of the police, procurement and materials advice service as well as provision of legal support, support for preparation of the Materials Centre’s budget, and participation in cooperation between authorities and stakeholders.

The National Police Board and its Security Sector Supervision unit are responsible for providing general guidance for private security services and their supervision. It grants business licences for the security sector upon application - approves the persons in charge, managers and deputies and temporary managers for business licence holders, as well as trainers for the use of force and use of firearms, and in security stewarding - makes amendments to the terms and conditions and limitations of business licences for the security sector or the licences of individuals and cancels licences for the security sector, either upon application or at the request of the authorities.