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Ministry of People's Security Correctional (MPS) Bureau

Disqualified · Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity

Ministry of People's Security Correctional (MPS) Bureau is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	Ministry of People's Security Correctional (MPS) Bureau · Ministry of People's Security Correctional Bureau				[sources]
Alias	Ministry of People's Security Correctional Management Bureau · Ministry of People's Security Prison Bureau · Ministry of Public Security Correctional Bureau · Ministry of Public Security Correctional Management Bureau · Ministry of Public Security Prison Bureau				[sources]
Incorporation date	not available				[sources]
Legal form	Government				[sources]
Jurisdiction	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
PermID	`5096750296`				[sources]
Registration number	not available				[sources]
Summary	Government				[sources]
Unique Entity ID	`RRKKB7AU2GU4`				[sources]
Status	Active				[sources]
Address	Korea, North · North Korea · Pyongyang				[sources]
Source link	find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Disqualified

— UK Companies House Disqualified Directors, 2025-04-10

No details regarding the Head of MPS Correctional Bureau are available. The Minister of People’s Security, who we understand to have been Kim Jong Ho since December 2019 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MPS Correctional Bureau. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2025-04-09

No details regarding the Head of MPS Correctional Bureau are available. The Minister of People’s Security, who we understand to have been Kim Jong Ho since December 2019 (although DPRK sources have not confirmed he still holds that position), is assumed to have responsibility for MPS Correctional Bureau.

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
United Kingdom	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK		2020-07-06	-

Address
Full address	Country
Pyongyang · Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Pyongyang, North Korea	North Korea

Data sources

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors16,041

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,969

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List36,846

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,075

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,530

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,661

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,645

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PermID Open Data6,308

Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a reference data spine offered by LSEG/Refinitiv to help create unique identifiers for organizations that are publicly listed.

External dataset · LSEG · non-official source

Source data IDs: gb-hmt-13900 · gb-coh-7bnaajcscmxjft5zdpvmojgilki · gb-fcdo-ghr0049 · tw-shtc-8e60149a01b1d411ce0c2bc2a4553a48a34ab82b · permid-5096750296 · tw-shtc-ae14bc4d7f0bdb5b174e8b30332283c002b201ae · ofac-19790 · usgsa-s4mrvrpnb

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