News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Government working to boost resilience to military and hybrid threats

   The international security situation has deteriorated rapidly in recent years. The Netherlands is already the target of hybrid ...

   News item | 17-12-2024 | 14:00

2. State Secretary Struycken enhances access to justice

   State Secretary Struycken enhances access to justice through better information and improved procedures for obtaining advice, ...

   News item | 13-12-2024 | 15:30

3. Experimental phase of the Closed Coffee Shop Chain Experiment (weed experiment) to begin in April

   As from 7 April 2025, coffee shops in municipalities participating in the weed experiment will only be allowed to sell regulated ...

   News item | 10-12-2024 | 10:00

4. Government invests in fight against corruption

   Justice and Security Minister David van Weel visited the National Police Internal Investigations Department in The Hague today on ...

   News item | 09-12-2024 | 18:28

5. Careful phasing-out of inter-country adoption over six years

   Inter-country adoption will be carefully phased out over a six-year period. This approach allows countries of origin and licence ...

   News item | 09-12-2024 | 17:15

6. Government works to increase resilience against military and hybrid threats

   The international security situation has deteriorated rapidly in recent years. We are already seeing the Netherlands being ...

   News item | 06-12-2024 | 16:00

7. Prisons full, detainees sent home somewhat earlier

   The prison system is heading for a code black situation this week. This means that all prisons and police stations are running ...

   News item | 04-12-2024 | 17:28

8. Entry into effect of the Data Processing by Partnerships Act

   The Data Processing by Partnerships Act (Wet gegevensverwerking door samenwerkingsverbanden (WGS)) will take effect on 1 March ...

   News item | 04-12-2024 | 09:40

9. Multifaceted approach to tackle the multi-headed hydra of antisemitism

   A Netherlands without antisemitism is the foundation and guiding principle of the Strategy Against Antisemitism that the ...

   News item | 22-11-2024 | 15:00

10. Better legal protection for vulnerable families in protection of juveniles

    In a letter to the House of Representatives, the minister for legal protection, Teun Struycken, outlines the main features of the ...

    News item | 18-11-2024 | 15:30