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The '''Ministry of Security and Justice''' ({{lang-nl|Ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie}}; VenJ) is the [[Ministries of the Netherlands|Dutch Ministry]] responsible for [[justice]], [[imprisonment]] and [[public security]]. The Ministry was created in 1798 as the ''Department of Justice'', before it became in 1876 the ''Ministry of Justice''. In 2010, it has taken over the public safety duties from the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Netherlands)|Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]] and became ''Ministry of Security and Justice''. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Security and Justice, [[Stef Blok]] (VVD) since 27 January 2017.
The '''Ministry of Justice and Security''' ({{langx|nl|Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid}}; JenV) is the [[Ministries of the Netherlands|Dutch ministry]] responsible for justice, imprisonment and [[public security]]. The ministry was created in 1798 as the ''Department of Justice'', before it became in 1876 the ''Ministry of Justice''. In 2010, it took over the public safety duties from the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]] and became ''Ministry of Security and Justice''. In 2017 the ministry was renamed to ''Ministry of Justice and Security''.

On 1 March 2020, future prime minister of the Netherlands [[Dick Schoof]] became secretary-general of the Ministry of Justice and Security, the most senior non-political position within the ministry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=20 December 2019 |title=Insider Schoof moet rust brengen op Justitie en Veiligheid |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/gs-b8682c88 |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=[[de Volkskrant]] |language=nl-NL }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Adriaanse |first=Mark Lievisse |date=19 December 2019 |title=AIVD-baas Schoof gaat Justitie leiden |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/12/19/aivd-baas-schoof-gaat-justitie-leiden-a3984526 |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 May 2024 |work=[[NRC Handelsblad|NRC]] |language=nl-NL |archive-date=20 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120001555/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/12/19/aivd-baas-schoof-gaat-justitie-leiden-a3984526 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=20 December 2019 |title=Dick Schoof vertrekt als directeur van de AIVD |url=https://beveiligingnieuws.nl/nieuws/dick-schoof-vertrekt-als-directeur-van-de-aivd |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=BeveiligingNieuws |language=nl-NL |archive-date=3 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703061505/https://beveiligingnieuws.nl/dick-schoof-vertrekt-als-directeur-van-de-aivd/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=20 December 2019 |title=Dick Schoof benoemd tot secretaris-generaal JenV |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2019/12/20/dick-schoof-benoemd-tot-secretaris-generaal-jenv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510190850/https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2019/12/20/dick-schoof-benoemd-tot-secretaris-generaal-jenv |archive-date=10 May 2021 |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=Rijksoverheid |language=nl-NL}}</ref> In his role, he was involved in negotiations on asylum reform. Upon reaching the legal retirement age in March 2024, Schoof chose not to retire and was granted an exemption to continue working for three more years; however, that year he became prime minister.<ref name="nos2">{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2522206-dick-schoof-zeer-ervaren-op-gebied-van-justitie-en-asiel |date = 28 May 2024 |access-date = 29 May 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |title = Dick Schoof zeer ervaren op gebied van justitie en asiel |trans-title = Dick Schoof particularly experienced on matters of justice and asylum |archive-date = 28 May 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240528124210/https://nos.nl/artikel/2522206-dick-schoof-zeer-ervaren-op-gebied-van-justitie-en-asiel |url-status = live }}</ref>

The ministry is headed by the Minister of Justice and Security, [[David van Weel]] ([[Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie|VVD]]) since 2 July 2024.


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==Responsibilities==
==Responsibilities==
The Ministry has the legal tasks of:
The ministry has the legal tasks of:
* providing workable legislation for the public, the government and the courts;
* providing workable legislation for the public, the government and the courts;
* preventing crime, in order to build a safer society;
* preventing crime, in order to build a safer society;
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* providing support to the victims of crime;
* providing support to the victims of crime;
* providing fair, consistent and effective enforcement of punishment and other [[Sanctions (law)|sanctions]];
* providing fair, consistent and effective enforcement of punishment and other [[Sanctions (law)|sanctions]];
* regulating immigration into the Netherlands.


It is also responsible for the coordination of counter-[[terrorism]] policy. The ministry oversaw migration policy until the separate [[Ministry of Asylum and Migration]] was established in July 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/marjolein-faber-nu-officieel-minister-van-asiel-en-migratie~b811613d/ |url-access = subscription |date = 2 July 2024 |last = Meijer |first = Remco |access-date = 8 July 2024 |language = nl |website = [[de Volkskrant]] |title = De machtsoverdracht op Justitie: 'Wij houden van de oude bewindslieden en zoeken een nieuwe relatie' |trans-title = The transfer of power at Justice: 'We like the old government members and are looking for a new relationship' }}</ref>
It is also responsible for the coordination of counter-[[terrorism]] policy.


Because it shares so many responsibilities, and has twin buildings (both old and new) with the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Netherlands)|Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]], they are sometimes called the twin ministries.
Because it shares many responsibilities and has twin buildings (both old and new) with the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]], they are sometimes called the twin ministries.


==Organisation==
==Organisation==
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The ministry is headed by Minister [[David van Weel]], who is supported by State Secretaries [[Ingrid Coenradie]] (Justice and Security) and [[Teun Struycken (born 1969)|Teun Struycken]] (Legal Protection). It employs almost 30,000 civil servants, located at the ministry in the Hague and all around the Netherlands. The ministry's main office is located in the centre of [[the Hague]] in the same building as the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. The civil service is headed by a secretary-general and a deputy secretary-general, who head a system of three directorates-general:
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The ministry is currently headed by one minister, [[Stef Blok]] and one [[State Secretary (Netherlands)|State Secretary]], [[Klaas Dijkhoff]]. It employs almost 30,000 civil servants, located at the ministry in the Hague and all around the Netherlands. The ministry's main office is located in the centre of [[the Hague]] in the same building as the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. The civil service is headed by a secretary-general and a deputy secretary-general, who head a system of three directorates-general:
* The Directorate-General for Legislation, International Affairs and Immigration
* The Directorate-General for Legislation, International Affairs and Immigration
* The Directorate-General for Prevention, Youth and Sanctions
* The Directorate-General for Prevention, Youth and Sanctions
* The Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement
* The Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement


The Board of Procurators General (in Dutch: ''Raad van Procureurs-Generaal'') which heads the Public [[Prosecutor|Prosecution]] Service (in Dutch: ''[[Openbaar Ministerie]]'', OM) is a relatively independent organisation which forms part of the [[Judiciary]] and prosecutes persons suspected of breaking the law.
The Board of Procurators General ({{langx|nl|Raad van Procureurs-Generaal}}) which heads the Public [[Prosecutor|Prosecution]] Service (in Dutch: ''[[Openbaar Ministerie]]'', OM) is a relatively independent organisation which forms part of the [[Judiciary]] and prosecutes persons suspected of breaking the law.


The [[Netherlands Forensic Institute]] is an autonomous division of the Ministry of Justice, falling under the Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement.
The [[Netherlands Forensic Institute]] is an autonomous division of the Ministry of Justice, falling under the Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement. The [[Custodial Institutions Agency]] is an agency of the ministry.


==See also==
The [[Custodial Institutions Agency]] is an agency of the ministry.
*[[List of ministers of justice of the Netherlands]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security }}
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* {{nl icon}} [http://www.government.nl/ministries/venj Ministry of Security and Justice] Rijksoverheid


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Latest revision as of 09:38, 9 December 2024

Ministry of Justice and Security
Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid

Current head office
Department overview
FormedMarch 12, 1798; 226 years ago (1798-03-12)
JurisdictionKingdom of the Netherlands
HeadquartersSchedeldoekshaven 100, The Hague, Netherlands
Employees30,000
Annual budget€11,1 billion (2018)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
WebsiteMinistry of Justice and Security

The Ministry of Justice and Security (Dutch: Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid; JenV) is the Dutch ministry responsible for justice, imprisonment and public security. The ministry was created in 1798 as the Department of Justice, before it became in 1876 the Ministry of Justice. In 2010, it took over the public safety duties from the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and became Ministry of Security and Justice. In 2017 the ministry was renamed to Ministry of Justice and Security.

On 1 March 2020, future prime minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof became secretary-general of the Ministry of Justice and Security, the most senior non-political position within the ministry.[2][3][4][5] In his role, he was involved in negotiations on asylum reform. Upon reaching the legal retirement age in March 2024, Schoof chose not to retire and was granted an exemption to continue working for three more years; however, that year he became prime minister.[6]

The ministry is headed by the Minister of Justice and Security, David van Weel (VVD) since 2 July 2024.

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Responsibilities

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The ministry has the legal tasks of:

  • providing workable legislation for the public, the government and the courts;
  • preventing crime, in order to build a safer society;
  • protecting youth and children;
  • enforcing the law, in order to build a safer society;
  • providing independent, accessible and effective administration of justice and legal aid;
  • providing support to the victims of crime;
  • providing fair, consistent and effective enforcement of punishment and other sanctions;

It is also responsible for the coordination of counter-terrorism policy. The ministry oversaw migration policy until the separate Ministry of Asylum and Migration was established in July 2024.[7]

Because it shares many responsibilities and has twin buildings (both old and new) with the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, they are sometimes called the twin ministries.

Organisation

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The ministry is headed by Minister David van Weel, who is supported by State Secretaries Ingrid Coenradie (Justice and Security) and Teun Struycken (Legal Protection). It employs almost 30,000 civil servants, located at the ministry in the Hague and all around the Netherlands. The ministry's main office is located in the centre of the Hague in the same building as the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. The civil service is headed by a secretary-general and a deputy secretary-general, who head a system of three directorates-general:

  • The Directorate-General for Legislation, International Affairs and Immigration
  • The Directorate-General for Prevention, Youth and Sanctions
  • The Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement

The Board of Procurators General (Dutch: Raad van Procureurs-Generaal) which heads the Public Prosecution Service (in Dutch: Openbaar Ministerie, OM) is a relatively independent organisation which forms part of the Judiciary and prosecutes persons suspected of breaking the law.

The Netherlands Forensic Institute is an autonomous division of the Ministry of Justice, falling under the Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice and Law Enforcement. The Custodial Institutions Agency is an agency of the ministry.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (4 July 2017). "Miljoenennota en Rijksbegroting - Prinsjesdag - Rijksoverheid.nl". www.rijksoverheid.nl. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Insider Schoof moet rust brengen op Justitie en Veiligheid". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ Adriaanse, Mark Lievisse (19 December 2019). "AIVD-baas Schoof gaat Justitie leiden". NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Dick Schoof vertrekt als directeur van de AIVD". BeveiligingNieuws (in Dutch). 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Dick Schoof benoemd tot secretaris-generaal JenV". Rijksoverheid (in Dutch). 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Dick Schoof zeer ervaren op gebied van justitie en asiel" [Dick Schoof particularly experienced on matters of justice and asylum]. NOS (in Dutch). 28 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ Meijer, Remco (2 July 2024). "De machtsoverdracht op Justitie: 'Wij houden van de oude bewindslieden en zoeken een nieuwe relatie'" [The transfer of power at Justice: 'We like the old government members and are looking for a new relationship']. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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