News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Terrorist threat increased slightly: chance of attack in the Netherlands is real

   The terrorist threat has again increased slightly in recent months, as a result of, among other things, the war in Gaza, Koran ...

   News item | 11-06-2024 | 15:36

2. 1st National Crisis Management Agenda a reality: properly prepared for future crises

   The world and the threat landscape are changing and the whole of society is facing huge challenges. These include, for example, ...

   News item | 10-06-2024 | 16:10

3. Presentation of the Stop Femicide! action plan

   The Stop Femicide! action plan was presented today. Femicide is lethal violence against women and girls and it occurs at all ...

   News item | 07-06-2024 | 15:00

4. Minister Weerwind amends bill to safeguard fundamental rights

   Minister Weerwind for Legal Protection is taking the next step in amending the Custodial Institutions Act ( Penitentiaire ...

   News item | 07-06-2024 | 14:00

5. Authority may require hosting companies to remove online child sexual abuse material from servers

   Hosting companies may soon be required to delete online child sexual abuse material from their servers and make the harmful ...

   News item | 05-06-2024 | 09:35

6. Slight decline in traffic offences, except ‘no vehicles'

   The number of traffic offences under the Traffic Regulations (Administrative Enforcement) Act (Wet administratiefrechtelijke ...

   News item | 28-05-2024 | 14:00

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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