The Hapes Consortium

Ministry Overview

The Ministry of the Interior, commonly referred to by the acronym MotI, is in its present form the youngest and most varied among its peers, a conglomeration of several formerly independent ministries including the Ministries of Justice, Law, Culture, and prior manifestations of the Interior. Its responsibilities now cover a wide range of matters including internal security and admissions, law enforcement and emergency services, human resources and government information technologies, recruitment, culture, education, legislation, and oversight of the judiciary and planetary governments. Consequently, the ministry is considered to be the backbone upon which all other government functions rely on, and its Minister has great sway in the domestic politics of the Consortium.

History

The Ministry of the Interior has always existed in one form or another, but soon after the ascension of King James I to the Hapan throne it was formed as the Ministry of Law in 4029 under Alexander Tylger, just prior to the escalation of events in the Black Sun Crisis.

It was later reformed to become the Ministry of the Interior under Zell Jaak, and was temporarily merged with the Office of the Prime Minister until the appointment of Celestin Abriel as its new Minister. It then had varying degrees of authority and influence, temporarily having jurisdiction over such institutions and departments as the Royal League of Commerce, the Curia, and SI7. In 4034 it was reformed into the Ministry of Justice with some areas of jurisdiction being transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence.

Temporarily reformed as an institution entirely separate from the Royal Council of Lorell Hall, and losing its representation on the Royal Council, the judicial branch took the name Court of the King's Bench in the summer of 4034. Following the resignation of Celestin Abriel in September 4034, the department was frozen until June 4035 when the former Ministries of Justice, Culture and the Interior were reinstated as the Ministry of the Interior under Alexander Tylger. During Tylger's time as Lord Regent, it was made part of the jurisdiction of the Office of the Lord Regent.

In the following years, and under the direction of several different Ministers of renown, the Ministry of the Interior absorbed various other Hapan departments, including the Office of Hapan Recruitment (from the Ministry of External Affairs) and the Department of Internal Security (returned from the Ministry of Intelligence). Today the Ministry is a large, complex, and vital component of the Hapan Government, it stands, as is often quoted, as "The Engine that powers the Consortium."

Mission Statement

Advancing and fostering the preservation and development of the Consortium's rich cultural heritage;

Managing recruitment initiatives for both the Hapan Government and the Royal Hapan Armed Forces, as well as the nationalized Crown Companies;

Drafting legislation to protect the interests of the Hapes Consortium and its citizens;

Upholding the rule of law through a capable and educated judiciary;

Overseeing the welfare of employees and military service-members throughout the Consortium, and ensuring that all Hapans have an opportunity to work;

Enforcing the laws of the Hapes Consortium by all legal and necessary means; and

Maintaining the security of the Hapes Consortium through information security, counterintelligence, and counter-infiltration.

Internal Security
Office of Hapan Recruitment

Department of Internal Security, or the Internal Security Service as it is also recognized as, is a department subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. Staffed by trained professionals often with prior service within the military or intelligence fields, the department is tasked with a various duties pertaining to the security of government operations; It is tasked with investigating criminal and subversive conduct in the key sectors of the government and military, oversight of information security practises and technologies, domestic counter-intelligence operations, as well managing the government's admissions process - clearing new prospective Hapan citizens for service in the Hapes Consortium's government and armed forces.

Department of Recruitment, or the Office of Hapan Recruitment as it is better known as, often referred to its acronym OHR, is a department subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. Staffed by highly motivated professionals, it is tasked with locating prospective new Hapan members and guiding them through the process of joining the Consortium's ranks, as well as designing and carrying out new government recruitment campaigns. All members of the Office of Hapan Recruitment are available to answer any questions that new recruits may have.