State Protection Service Służba Ochrony Państwa
Abbreviation	SOP
Agency overview
Formed	2018
Preceding agency	Government Protection Bureau
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Poland and abroad on official state visits of VIPs
Website
https://www.sop.gov.pl/pl/

TheState Protection Service (Polish:Służba Ochrony Państwa[ˈswuʐ.baɔˈxrɔ.nɘˈpaɲ.stfa]) is a Polish uniformed service which providesVIP security for thePolish government.^[1] It was formed on 1 February 2018 as a successor to theGovernment Protection Bureau.^[2]

On December 8, 2017, the Parliament passed the Law on the State Protection Service, the Senate approved it without amendments on December 21, and on January 11, 2018, the President signed it.^[3]

• President of the Republic of Poland and his family
• Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland and his family
• First Lady of Poland
• Marshal of the Sejm
• Marshal of the Senate
• Deputy Prime Ministers
• Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Minister of Interior and Administration
• Minister of National Defence
• FormerPresidents
• FormerPrime Ministers
• Other individuals by decree of theMinister of Interior
• Foreign heads of state, governments, representatives, and diplomats while on Polish soil

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  Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki surrounded in the back by SOP officers
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  SOP motorcade
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  PresidentAndrzej Duda surrounded by SOP officers.

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