News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Research: more than half of Dutch people do not hear the difference between the real and cloned voice of a someone they know

   The government has issued a warning about online deception using the voice of an acquaintance or loved one. 6 out of 10 Dutch ...

   News item | 19-06-2024 | 06:15

2. Senate approves Data Processing by Partnerships Act

   Today the Dutch Senate approved the Data Processing by Partnerships Act (Wet gegevensverwerking door samenwerkingsverbanden, ...

   News item | 18-06-2024 | 15:00

3. State of Migration 2024: Steps taken in 2023 to get a grip on migration

   Even though 2023 saw a global increase in migration, fewer people came to the Netherlands: 332,863 people, 17% less than in 2022. ...

   News item | 14-06-2024 | 13:00

4. Terrorist threat increased slightly: chance of attack in the Netherlands is real

   The terrorist threat has again increased slightly in recent months, as a result of, among other things, the war in Gaza, Koran ...

   News item | 11-06-2024 | 15:36

5. 1st National Crisis Management Agenda a reality: properly prepared for future crises

   The world and the threat landscape are changing and the whole of society is facing huge challenges. These include, for example, ...

   News item | 10-06-2024 | 16:10

6. Presentation of the Stop Femicide! action plan

   The Stop Femicide! action plan was presented today. Femicide is lethal violence against women and girls and it occurs at all ...

   News item | 07-06-2024 | 15:00

7. Minister Weerwind amends bill to safeguard fundamental rights

   Minister Weerwind for Legal Protection is taking the next step in amending the Custodial Institutions Act ( Penitentiaire ...

   News item | 07-06-2024 | 14:00

8. Authority may require hosting companies to remove online child sexual abuse material from servers

   Hosting companies may soon be required to delete online child sexual abuse material from their servers and make the harmful ...

   News item | 05-06-2024 | 09:35

9. Slight decline in traffic offences, except ‘no vehicles'

   The number of traffic offences under the Traffic Regulations (Administrative Enforcement) Act (Wet administratiefrechtelijke ...

   News item | 28-05-2024 | 14:00

10. No new inter-country adoptions effective immediately

    No new inter-country adoption procedures will be started effective immediately. Adoption procedures that have already commenced ...

    News item | 21-05-2024 | 18:06