Justitsministeriet Due Diligence

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Denmark · owned by Government of Denmark (Denmark) · jm.dk · 33 vendors

The Danish Ministry of Justice is responsible for the administration of justice, law enforcement, and legal affairs in Denmark. It oversees courts, police, prisons, and legal policy development.

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Last updated 2026-09-18 · revision 22

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Compliance

9 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

Public Administration Act — Evidence found

The Act (Forvaltningsloven) applies to all parts of the Danish public administration, setting core procedural rules for case handling, impartiality, and guidance.

Evidence: https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2014/433, https://bibliotek.dk/materiale/vejledning-om-forvaltningsloven_justitsministeriet/work-of:870970-basis:06504183, https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forvaltningsloven, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/1985/571, https://www.jurabibliotek.ai/forvaltningsloven, https://plesner.com/en/news/access-to-documents-in-public-files-is-a-key-consideration-when-sharing-information-with-public-authorities

GDPR (source) — Evidence found

The Ministry is a public authority established in Denmark (an EU member state) and processes personal data of citizens, employees, and others.

Evidence: https://jm.dk/persondatapolitik, https://www.datatilsynet.dk/presse-og-nyheder/nyhedsarkiv/2021/maj/ukrypteret-mail-med-personoplysninger-sendt-fra-justitsministeriet, https://www.information.dk/indland/2021/05/justitsministeriet-faar-alvorlig-kritik-laek-sag-fangeflugt, https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2021/maj/ukrypteret-mail-med-personoplysninger-sendt-fra-justitsministeriet, https://www.datatilsynet.dk/presse-og-nyheder/nyhedsarkiv/2021/jun/ny-afgoerelse-ukrypteret-mail-med-personoplysninger-sendt-fra-justitsministeriet, https://www.information.dk/telegram/2021/05/justitsministeriet-faar-alvorlig-kritik-laek-sag-fangeflugt

ISO 27001 (source) — No public evidence

This is a voluntary information security management standard. It is not legally mandated, but it is considered best practice for organizations handling sensitive data and is a good starting point for NIS2 compliance.

Evidence: https://dbifire.com/services/security-resilience/nis2-directive/

Financials

Three-year financials

Financial Resilience Score: 9/10

Justitsministeriet is a Danish government ministry funded by annual appropriations from the Folketing under § 11 of Finansloven, meaning it carries no market, refinancing, or credit risk. Denmark ran a general government surplus of 2.90% of GDP in 2025, providing a strong sovereign backdrop. The ministry's net operating envelope rose from DKK 20.5B in 2022 to DKK 24.1B in 2025, a cumulative increase of approximately 17.8%, driven by multi-year political agreements covering police, prosecution, prisons, and courts. However, the multi-year budget (BO) shows a programmed step-down after 2025 to DKK 21.3B (2026), DKK 20.9B (2027), and DKK 19.7B (2028), reflecting sun-setting time-limited allocations that will require renewed political agreements to maintain. Cross-government efficiency cuts (rammereduktion) of ~DKK 42M per year add ongoing pressure, and specific operational risks include court case backlogs, large IT investment programs, and small operating deficits at subordinate agencies like Politiklagemyndigheden. Given the sovereign funding base, resilience is very high despite these operational challenges.

Key strengths: Sovereign funding via annual Folketing appropriation - no market or refinancing risk, Danish general government surplus of 2.90% of GDP in 2025, Net operating appropriation grew ~10.6% from 2022 to 2024 and +6.5% to 2025, Multi-year political agreements funding police (2021-2025), prisons (2023-2025), and courts (2024-2027), Structural priority funding secured for prison-officer pay, police IT, and PET initiatives

Risk factors: Programmed budget step-down from DKK 24.1B (2025) to DKK 19.7B (2028) requires renewed political agreements, Recurring cross-government efficiency cuts (rammereduktion) of ~DKK 42M/year, Court case-handling backlogs requiring DKK 420-539M/year through 2027, Operating deficit at Politiklagemyndigheden (DKK -2.4M in 2024), Large IT investment risk on new Straffe- og Skifte court system, Sun-setting of COVID-era and EU presidency time-limited allocations

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