News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Accessible government desk for cyber security advice

   Resilience against cybercrime, digital espionage or sabotage via digital means begins with individual organisations. With ...

   News item | 26-06-2023 | 14:30

2. Public nuisance and crime rate keeps pace with number of asylum seekers

   Nuisance and crime caused by asylum seekers, along with the number of residents in reception, increased in 2022. This is evident ...

   News item | 26-06-2023 | 13:00

3. Maximum four years' imprisonment for possession of paedophile manuals

   As of 1 July 2023, being in possession of material containing instructions to sexually abuse children will be illegal. The Dutch ...

   News item | 26-06-2023 | 07:00

4. Extradition treaty with Morocco strengthens approach to organised crime

   With a bilateral extradition treaty, the Netherlands and Morocco are strengthening the joint approach to cross-border organised ...

   News item | 22-06-2023 | 18:00

5. Well over 2.6 million traffic offences in the first four months of 2023

   Records show that there were 2,662,482 traffic offences in the first four months of 2023. These included speeding, illegal ...

   News item | 22-06-2023 | 14:25

6. The United States and The Netherlands Reaffirm their Commitment to Pursuing Justice and Accountability for Russia’s Unlawful Invasion of Ukraine

   Yesterday, Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius and Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra ...

   News item | 20-06-2023 | 18:45

7. External expertise to improve Pompestichting

   For one year, independent experts will monitor new improvements for the Forensic Psychiatric Centre (FPC) Pompestichting in ...

   News item | 13-06-2023 | 09:55

8. Government focuses on voluntary departure and phased transition to asylum reception for asylum applications from third-country nationals from Ukraine

   On 4 September, the Temporary Protection Directive for third-country nationals with a temporary residence permit in Ukraine will ...

   News item | 08-06-2023 | 11:55

9. Government adopts advice Committee lawyer services to the State

   The government will adopt the recommendations of the Committee lawyer services to the State. Late 2020, this committee issued an ...

   News item | 02-06-2023 | 15:00

10. Proposed amendment Custodial Institutions (Framework) Act to House of Representatives

    The cabinet has agreed to a proposed amendment for the Custodial Institutions (Framework) Act to enable additional measures ...

    News item | 02-06-2023 | 12:28