Duties and responsibilities of the Department for Public Safety are:

1. Monitors and provides advice in the field of public order and internal safety for organization structures of Ministry of Internal Affairs;
2. Proposes, drafts policies and strategy, as well as ensures implementation of the legislation in the field of public safety, within the framework of the competencies of the ministry;
3. Provides advice for cooperation between different groups for increasing of community safety;
4. Proposes and drafts documents and guidelines for community policing, as well as cooperation between Kosovo Police and Private Security Services;
5. Reviews applications related to arms, explosives, private security and civilian aviation security, and also to provide with respective recommendations;
6. Maintains and updates the database in the area of responsibility of the department;
7. Conducts regular assessment of public opinion on threats against public safety;
8. Analyses and collects information in the field of public safety and reports on regular periodic bases;
9. Undertakes/carries out negotiations with states for signing memoranda/agreements of understanding for the area of public order and internal security.

Department of Public Safety is organized in four divisions:

1. Division for Arms Ammunition and Explosives;
2. Division for Civil Aviation Security;
3. Division for Private Security Services;
4. Division for Community Safety;
5. Division for Research and Statistics,  
6. Division for Prevention and Reintegration of Radicalized Persons, and
7. Division for Critical Infrastructure.

Mensur Hoti
Director of the Department of Public Safety
Tel. office: +383 (0)38 200 76 650
E-mail: mensur.hoti@rks-gov.net
Address: "Luan Haradinaj" str. p.n. Prishtinë