News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. 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

2. Reopening process availability location in Ter Apel

   The trial involving the process availability location (PBL) in Ter Apel will continue when the situation in the shelter in the ...

   News item | 17-05-2024 | 18:08

3. Violent or dormant: extremism is a problem for the entire society

   Both the violent and the dormant threat of extremism are everyone's problem and therefore require a joint effort. Continued ...

   News item | 17-05-2024 | 14:10

4. 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 ...

   News item | 22-04-2024 | 15:15

5. 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 ...

   News item | 19-04-2024 | 13:37

6. 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 ...

   News item | 15-04-2024 | 18:15

7. 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 ...

   News item | 09-04-2024 | 16:47

8. 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. ...

   News item | 05-04-2024 | 14:30

9. 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 ...

   News item | 04-04-2024 | 16:15

10. 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 ...

    News item | 22-03-2024 | 18:00