The development of the General Secretary functions is determined by the current regulation about public management - such as the guidelines included in the National Plan of Development, the Development Plan of the Sector of Justice and the Interior,the Administrative Development Plan of the Ministry, the Action Plan of the Department Government, and the current Improvement Plan- and by the mission, vision, policy fundamentals, and strategies of the Entity.

The structure, objectives, and functions established by Decree 4530 of 2008 that implements the Manual of Functions and Requirements. This entire legal frame is materialized at the General Secretary where its respective principles and values are applied, regulated, and determined in order to fulfill its objectives: Ethics in service implies loyalty, trust, and fidelity towards the Ministry, its mission and purposes. The result has been the support to missionary processes and to the development of the mission and objectives of the Institution, making the best effort in order to achieve a clear management oriented to service within a responsible and ethic performance frame.