Covenant Netherlands Police
- 2 February 2024
- Edited 30 July 2024
- 1 min
- Open government act
Employees of the Netherlands Police may face verbal and physical threats because of their work. In the event of such a foreseeable threat, the police employee may shield the visiting address of their company or legal entity (with the exception of a bv or a nv) in the Business Register. A condition for this is that the Netherlands Police has agreed on shielding criteria with KVK. These agreements have been set out by the Netherlands Police in a covenant.
When are you eligible?
You are eligible if you meet at least one of the following criteria:
You are a registered employee or former employee of the Netherlands Police
You submit a declaration drawn up by or on behalf of the Netherlands Police showing that you face a probable threat as a result of your work.
Download the request for sheilding form (in Dutch).
Reasearch
A review of several news reports and studies (in Dutch) shows that employees of the Netherlands Police face threats because of their positions.
- Vragen GroenLinks-PvdA over bedreigde politieagenten (House of Representatives)
- Een onderzoek naar de impact van dreiging vanuit de georganiseerde criminaliteit op politiewerk (S. Mehlbaum, J. Broekhuizen, K. van den Akker Politiewetenschap 133)
- TBS en celstraf voor ernstige bedreiging personeel politie en bekend advocatenkantoor (Public Prosecution Service)
-  Politie-enquête: kwart medewerkers weleens bedreigd door criminelen (NOS)
- Autonomen’ dreigden politieagenten dood te schieten en eisten 1 miljoen euro óf een persoonlijk gesprek (AD)