Government bodies collaborate to scrap their penalty payments - DutchNews.nl
Agencies say staff shortages and rising caseloads are driving penalties, while the IND paid nearly €100 million in the first half of this year.
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Dutch agencies stop paying fines for lengthy decisions on asylum, benefits rulings
Officials from various government agencies are collaborating to find a way to stop paying the statutory fines owed to citizens and asylum seekers when administrative procedures take too long, Trouw discovered in emails obtained through the Open Government Act.
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Government organizations are exploring whether it is possible to abolish penalty payments. This is evident from an email from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) that was released at the request of the newspaper Trouw.
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cedarnews.netVarious government organizations are collaborating to get rid of the penalty payments they are required to pay to citizens when procedures take too long. The IND and the Benefits Service, among others, are discussing how they can avoid this legal obligation, according to an email obtained by Trouw. The UWV is also involved in the discussions. The penalty payments were regulated by law in 2009. The IND pays the most: nearly 100 million euros thi…
Government agencies that require citizens to pay a penalty if they make decisions too late are jointly investigating how to… Penalty payments: IND, UWV, and Benefits seek a joint solution
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