Department of Administrative and Constitutional Affairs

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1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding

Name
Department of Administrative Affairs

Short name
Administrativ avdeling

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

Superior body
Office of the Prime Minister

Located
301 Oslo

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English


2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Administrative and Constitutional Affairs

Short name
Administrativ og konstitusjonell avdeling

Tasks (source: www.regjeringen.no):
The Department of Administrative and Constitutional Affairs assists the Prime Minister and the Government Secretary in the preparation and the follow-up of Council of State business.

The Department of Administrative and Constitutional Affairs is responsible for all administrative matters at the Office of the Prime Minister. This includes matters relating to wages and personnel, accounting and budgets, archives, information and communication technology, security and the Government Car Service.

The Department is responsible for legal issues linked to the administrative functions of the Office of the Prime Minister, with a particular responsibility also for constitutional matters.

The Department of Administrative and Constitutional Affairs is in charge also of accounts and budgets for the wages and travel expenses of the political staff of all government ministries.

The Department of Administrative and Constitutional Affairs has 62 employees (2014)