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  1. New approach to relieve overcrowded prisons

    The Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) has been facing a serious capacity problem since autumn 2023. For the past eight months, ...

    News item | 07-03-2025 | 17:00

  2. Extension of VOG application helps combat subversion in port areas

    Subversion is a broad social problem. The question of how to become more resilient against criminal interference was discussed at ...

    News item | 04-03-2025 | 09:00

  3. Three Islamic speakers not allowed to enter the Netherlands

    Three foreign Islamic speakers who were due to speak at an event in Utrecht on Saturday 22 February 2025 have been barred from ...

    News item | 19-02-2025 | 15:55

  4. Fundamental change of direction in policy on games of chance

    State Secretary Struycken (Legal Protection) is reviewing policy on games of chance. This is stated in the vision on games of ...

    News item | 14-02-2025 | 14:30

  5. Number of traffic fines down half a million in 2024

    Over the whole of 2024, more than half a million fewer traffic fines were issued than in 2023. The decrease was spread across all ...

    News item | 05-02-2025 | 10:00

  6. European Court of Justice rules on Dutch civic integration policy

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on the civic integration policy for asylum status holders under the Dutch Civic ...

    News item | 04-02-2025 | 15:20

  7. Increased funding for legal aid via legal aid clinics

    State Secretary for Legal Protection Teun Struycken has made an additional €400,000 available in grants for legal aid clinics. ...

    News item | 31-01-2025 | 15:30

  8. Government explores options to avoid undermining right to demonstrate

    The constitutional freedom to demonstrate is a fundamental right and an important part of our democratic society. Ministers van ...

    News item | 10-01-2025 | 15:45

  9. Strange or suspicious? Find out how you can keep crime out of your neighbourhood

    New campaign for a joint approach to tackling subversive crime The ‘Strange or suspicious?’ publicity campaign is being launched ...

    News item | 07-01-2025 | 08:00

  10. New Justice and Security Acts as from 1 January 2025

    Various Acts in the field of Justice and Security enter into force on 1 January 2025. An overview follows below.

    News item | 23-12-2024 | 17:00