News - Institutions outside central government

1. Supervision and enforcement: slipping through the net

   On 14 October 2025 the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) and the Netherlands Court of Audit will host a symposium to ...

   News item | 14-10-2025 | 11:00

2. MBO students would benefit from clearer support: existing agreements still often unpredictable

   Equal opportunities: Minister of Education, Culture and Science’s policy could achieve more Students’ results could be improved ...

   News item | 14-02-2024 | 11:00

3. Unclear whether central government policy is boosting equal opportunities for MBO students

   Are measures and extra funding benefiting the most vulnerable young people? The Minister of Education, Culture and Science ...

   News item | 12-09-2023 | 16:00

4. No follow-up audit of public broadcasting

   The Netherlands Court of Audit informed the House of Representatives by letter of 6 April 2023 that it would not honour a request ...

   News item | 06-04-2023 | 00:00

5. Paying off debt to the government: improve customised payment schemes for vulnerable citizens

   Arbitrary tax schemes; little thought for living expenses The 3 largest government debt collectors in the Netherlands give little ...

   News item | 23-03-2023 | 16:00

6. Hidden costs of the National Energy Retrofit Fund

   The National Energy Retrofit Fund (ERF) is a scheme to make homes sustainable. By the end of 2021, the fund (initially called the ...

   News item | 13-12-2022 | 13:00

7. No large-scale logging, but also no national insight into results of forest management

   Uncertain whether forest management will achieve intended results  The image that has emerged in recent years that ...

   News item | 06-12-2022 | 07:00

8. Confiscation of the proceeds of crime

   Much sown, meagre harvest Under the motto ‘crime must not pay’, additional budgets of at least €634.1 million were released ...

   News item | 08-06-2022 | 16:30

9. Improvements combating money laundering, time for the next step

   Disclosure system not yet optimal Private parties are disclosing more unusual transactions, law enforcement agencies are ...

   News item | 08-06-2022 | 16:30

10. Limited effect of Inspection Reports

    Audit of 3 reports issued by the Justice and Security Inspectorate finds limited effect on tackling problems implementing laws ...

    News item | 26-01-2022 | 11:00