News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Second step of reopening plan confirmed

   The numbers of new ICU and hospital admissions for COVID-19 have continued to fall. This means the government’s decision to take ...

   News item | 17-05-2021 | 12:30

2. Nearly 7 million euros to tackle subversive crime in mainports

   Dealing with organised subversive crime in two of our internationally important mainports – the Port of Rotterdam and Amsterdam ...

   News item | 14-05-2021 | 10:03

3. Exemption from criminal liability for aid workers and journalists for staying in areas controlled by terrorist organisations

   Dutch and European society must be protected from the danger posed by returnees from areas controlled by terrorist organisations. ...

   News item | 12-05-2021 | 09:57

4. Step 2: Indoor sports facilities to reopen and more scope for activities outdoors

   The number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals has fallen slightly. And, with more than 6 million vaccine doses administered, the ...

   News item | 11-05-2021 | 20:15

5. Use of force by investigating officers assessed in accordance with new legal framework

   The Dutch Criminal Code will be updated with a separate offence for investigating officers who are guilty of contravening the ...

   News item | 11-05-2021 | 09:46

6. Holding parents responsible for preventing punishable behaviour by their children

   Parents are primarily responsible for keeping adolescents on the right path. The way children are raised is crucial to preventing ...

   News item | 11-05-2021 | 09:41

7. Step 1: shops and outdoor seating at restaurants and cafés will partially reopen; evening curfew lifted

   Please note: this news item was published on 20 April. Read more about the current approach to tackling coronavirus in the ...

   News item | 20-04-2021 | 19:11

8. Suspects now required to be present in court

   Victims or their surviving relatives should have the opportunity to tell a suspect what the crime has done to them. That is why ...

   News item | 20-04-2021 | 11:27

9. NCTV Threat Assessment: Attack in the Netherlands conceivable, no indications of preparations for an attack

   At present, there are individuals in the Netherlands who are becoming radicalised and those who are already highly radicalised ...

   News item | 15-04-2021 | 08:17

10. Plan to reopen society step by step

    We’re at a crossroads. The number of infections in the Netherlands is still rising, as is the number of COVID-19 patients in ...

    News item | 13-04-2021 | 19:00