Preserving property is the goal of every owner of their home, garage, and every manager in an enterprise. In this area of activity, the units of the Department of Protection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs play a key role and function in protecting the property of citizens and organizations.

The initial step for taking measures to preserve property is the submission of an application to the Department of Protection unit. It can be submitted orally, including via a specially designated phone number, as well as in written or electronic form. The application is considered within fifteen working days from its registration in the protection unit. Subsequently, an initial inspection of buildings, structures, premises, and land plots that are owned or otherwise lawfully possessed by a legal entity, individual, or sole proprietor is carried out, encompassing a set of measures.

The inspection is carried out by authorized personnel of the Department of Protection unit in the presence of the client, to determine the possibility of providing a security service, the results of which constitute an initial inspection report. In case the object does not meet the engineering‑technical reinforcement requirements, the client is asked to remedy the deficiencies with subsequent verification. These requirements are stipulated in the Instruction on the procedure for organizing work on the provision (performance) of security services (works) by the Department of Protection, including the inspection of objects, which was approved by the decree of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus dated 28 March 2016 No 71.

It should be taken into account that each object, whether an apartment, dacha, garage, a drug storage room, a bank cash desk, or a company, is subject to specific requirements for engineering‑technical reinforcement and the installation of technical alarm systems. Before concluding a contract for a security service, these requirements must be fulfilled by the client; otherwise, the provision of the security service is not possible.

If the object meets all the necessary requirements of regulatory legal acts, a standard contract for the provision of security services is concluded between the client and the Department of Protection unit, confirming the guarantee of the services provided and the responsibility towards the clients.

The conclusion of the contract is not the final result of protecting the object. In this area of activity, to prevent property theft, security department staff conduct scheduled and unscheduled inspections of protected objects, aimed at identifying changes in technical reinforcement, possible theft routes, the need for equipment, including additional engineering‑technical protective means, and security devices and systems.

The Department of Protection units assume obligations to perform the security services provided, guaranteeing the reliability and safety of the property.

In the Republic of Belarus, security activities are regulated by a number of legislative acts, including the Law of the Republic of Belarus of 08.11.2006 No. 175-Z “On Security Activities” and the Law of the Republic of Belarus of 14 October 2022 No. 213-Z “On Licensing” (chapter 35 “SECURITY ACTIVITIES”).

An important element of control over the protection of organizations' activities is the implementation of technical (technological, verification) measures. The purpose of these measures is preventive‑prophylactic.
The relevance of this article is due to the need to ensure the safety of both citizens and objects, as well as to prevent violations in the sphere of current legislation on security activities, the procedure for planning and conducting events concerning organizations that carry out security activities.

The Department of Security carries out an assessment of compliance with the conditions and rules for conducting security activities, as well as restrictions in the field of security activities (excluding those subject to licensing control) of organizations, their separate subdivisions that perform security activities.

Control (supervisory) activity is an integral element of state administration, intended to ensure compliance with legislation, protect the rights and legitimate interests of citizens and organizations, as well as the effective functioning of the economy. In the Republic of Belarus, this area receives close attention, and its improvement process is continuous. A clear confirmation of this is the decree signed by the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on June 6, 2025 No. 227 “On improving the efficiency of control (supervisory) activities” (hereinafter – the Decree), which came into force on January 1, 2026.

The modern economic and social environment poses new challenges to control (supervisory) bodies, among which:

• digitalization and automation, i.e., the need to implement modern information technologies to increase the speed, accuracy and transparency of all inspections;
• reducing administrative burden on business – striving to minimize excessive control that may hinder entrepreneurship;
• improving the quality and effectiveness of inspections, i.e., focusing on identifying real risks and violations rather than formally completing prescribed procedures by control (supervisory) bodies;
• transparency and accountability – ensuring openness of information about the activities of control (supervisory) bodies and their results;
• prevention of violations – shifting from a punitive approach to preventing offenses.

The main areas of work in the Republic of Belarus to address the above tasks, with the implementation of a set of measures to improve control (supervisory) activities, are:

The Decree defines that state control (supervision) is carried out only by controlling (supervisory) bodies in the following forms:

In conclusion, it should be noted that improving control (supervisory) activity is a dynamic process aimed at achieving a balance between ensuring legality and creating favorable conditions for economic development. Implementing the planned measures will make control bodies more effective, transparent and result‑oriented, which in turn will strengthen trust from businesses and citizens, as well as raise the overall level of legal culture.