News - Ministry of Justice and Security
97 news items of Ministry of Justice and Security
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Request for an opinion on sentencing juvenile offenders
Minister Weerwind (Legal Protection), is going to ask the court to assess the outstanding sentences of a group of juvenile ...
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Bill for better protection against human trafficking to House of Representatives
The legislation criminalising human trafficking is to be expanded and simplified to help detect and prosecute offenders of human ...
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Temporary municipal reception space urgently needed for asylum
There is an acute shortage of asylum reception spaces in the Netherlands. Many temporary locations are closing, too few locations ...
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Sovereign citizen movement undermines democratic rule of law
People who declare themselves sovereign turn away from the government and other institutions. Although they tend to keep an open ...
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Number of asylum seekers in 2024 in line with previous forecast
The number of people expected to apply for asylum in the Netherlands this year is in line with the forecast of November 2023. ...
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20 municipalities receive additional support in the approach to youth crime
For the next 3 years, dozens of additional millions of euros have been reserved to further reduce youth crime in the districts of ...
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More effective joint regulation of illicit asset seizure in the EU
An amendment to the bill to seize illicit assets without a prior criminal conviction will be introduced. This is necessary to tie ...
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NSOC partnership in tackling organised crime continued
The National Collaboration against Subversive Crime (Nationale Samenwerking tegen Ondermijnende Criminaliteit - NSOC) will be ...
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New Code of Criminal Procedure enters into force April 1, 2029
The Ministry of Justice and Security, together with the partners in the criminal justice chain, has set April 1, 2029, as the ...
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New act to address sexual offences enters into force on July 1, 2024
Victims of sexual assault and sexually transgressive behaviour will be better protected under the criminal legislation as of 1 ...