Danish Security and Intelligence Service

Danish Security and Intelligence Service
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste
Agency overview
Formed	1939
Preceding agency	Det sønderjyske Politiadjudantur;
Jurisdiction	Government of Denmark
Headquarters	Søborg, Århus and Odense
Employees	780 (2010)
Annual budget	800 million Kr.
Minister responsible	Peter Hummelgaard, Ministry of Justice of Denmark;
Agency executive	Finn Borch Andersen;
Parent agency	Ministry of Justice of Denmark
Website	The Danish Security and Intelligence Service

Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) (literally: Police Intelligence Service, official name in English: Danish Security and Intelligence Service, or DSIS) is the national security and intelligence agency of Denmark. The agency focuses solely on national security, and foreign intelligence operations are handled by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, the foreign intelligence service administered by the Danish Royal Defense.

The stated overall purpose of PET is to "prevent, investigate and counter operations and activities that pose or may pose a threat to the preservation of Denmark as a free, democratic and safe country".

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