Public Administration Office (Palestine)

The Public Administration Office (Arabic: مكتب النظام الشعبي maktab an-niẓām ash-sha‘abī) is a Palestinian government administrative body subordinate to the Palestinian Ministry of Interior. It is responsible for public administration and related services, such as issuing identification and vital statistics as well as public and governmental record-keeping and census and state planning affairs. The office operates several public locations throughout Palestine, which serve as the primary governmental points of contact for citizens concerning routine non-emergency matters.

Structure
The office's responsibilities are divided between subordinate departments and units:


 * Public Archives Department: Responsible for organising and storing all pertinent government paperwork and related public documents;
 * Public Identification Department: Issues government photo identification and maintains the digital public database, which is linked up with the police computer system used by the Palestine National Police and other state security agencies;
 * Vital Statistics Department: Responsible for issuing certificates of birth or death, as well as recording and compiling primary source data;
 * Administrative Liaison Unit: Responsible for coordinating policy and process with the administrative branches of other ministries of the Palestinian government;
 * Public Service Unit: Responsible for coordinating public services between municipalities.