ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF INTERACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE PROTECTION OF UKRAINE WITH OTHER BODIES WHICH ARE A PART OF THE SECURITY FORCES OF UKRAINE

Abstract

A theoretical analysis of legal and organizational and managerial problems of improving the effectiveness of the Department of State Protection of Ukraine with other bodies of the security and defense sector of Ukraine, taking into account the strategic planning documents in the field of national security priority areas to protect national interests. It is stated that the current state of cooperation requires the implementation of measures to harmonize the legal framework, development of criteria for assessing the effectiveness of interaction, implementation of activities based on program-target approach, development of effective communication system, optimization of monitoring and mutual information, ensuring coordinated process of development and adoption of regulations strategic planning documents based on a risk-oriented approach, introduction of mandatory discussion of the results of interaction not only at the departmental level, but also with representatives of other bodies that are a part of the security and defense forces in compliance with democratic civilian control. The necessity of regulating at the legislative level the status of state protection objects as a component of critical infrastructure and determining key aspects of interaction of the State Protection Department of Ukraine with other subjects of critical infrastructure protection is argued, given that the problem of critical infrastructure protection is complex to be solved comprehensively. All components of the security and defense sector must be involved. It is pointed out that an important factor in improving the efficiency of regulation of these relations is the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Critical Infrastructure and its Protection”.