Legal status of the Security Service of the Police of Norway as a subject of ensuring national security

The purpose of the article is to characterize the functions of the Norwegian Police Security Service and to outline the differences between Norwegian and Ukrainian experience in the researched field.Peculiarities of the structure of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security of the Kingdom of Norway are considered and the differences in the appointment to the positions of its management are investigated. Differences are traced between political positions and administrative staff of the department.The article clarifies that the Norwegian Police Security Service is an active national security entity that carries out both analytical and security, law enforcement and anti-terrorist activities in accordance with its powers defined by the Norwegian Police Act, the Norwegian Police Security Service Manual and other legal acts.Arguments are given that increasing the effectiveness of the National Police of Ukraine under the conditions of full-scale Russian armed aggression is based on the analysis of the experience of those states that have experience and achievements in the field of countering manifestations of terrorism, as well as political and military expansion. The difference between the Norwegian and national systems can be traced in two main directions. Firstly, it is a high level of transparency of the Norwegian Police Security Service, which spends a lot of effort on informing the public about the results of its work, which can be useful for citizens, businesses, institutions and organizations of all forms of ownership to plan their activities and ensure personal safety and business security. Secondly, it is a high level of consolidation of the efforts of various units that are part of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security’s management to perform joint tasks in the field of counter-terrorism, intelligence activities of other states and ensuring the safety of public servants during the performance of their professional duties.