National Police Commissioner of Iceland

National Police Commissioner of Iceland role is to perform administrative functions related to law enforcement, such as providing general instructions to regional police commissioners and making proposals for policing rationalization, co-ordination, development and safety. In charge of the police force, it runs any police operations that call for centralization or co-ordination among various bodies. The office also is responsible for international police relations.
Certain investigation departments are directly under the office of the National Commissioner who has the authority to prosecute cases involving economic offences, treason and related offences.

The main functions of the office are to:

• Pass on, and bring to the attention of police commissioners, the commands and decisions of the supreme representatives of the state that affect the activities of the police in any way
• Promote and monitor compliance with these decisions in the work of the police
• Provide the Minister of Justice with information related to the police to facilitate decision making
• Make proposals to the Minister of Justice regarding general instructions on police activities
• Handle international contacts in the field of law enforcement
• Provide assistance and support to police commissioners
• Maintain a register of offences reported to the police, with all the necessary information on individual cases, a police diary with information on matters referred to the police and how they are dealt with, a register of arrested persons and other registers necessary in the interests of law enforcement in order to avert imminent danger or combat crime (the Minister of Justice sets further rules concerning these registers)
• Exercise supreme control of civil defence measures on behalf of the Minister of Justice following consultations with the Civil Defence Council.