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Termination of service and dismissal from office

192. At the NPN, there are established procedures for dismissal, similarly to appointment and
promotion. The rules on discharge are set out in the General Legal Status (Police) Decree (BARP).
There are various types of discharge, including discharge at own request, discharge due to
unsuitability or incompetence, or punitive dismissal. In certain cases, e.g. in the event of illness or
pregnancy, employees are protected against dismissal. All decisions affecting employees’ legal status
are open to objections and appeals. In cases where conditional or unconditional punitive dismissal
applies, the officer mandated to impose disciplinary punishments is permitted to deviate from the
outcome of the punishment consultation only with the Commissioner’s prior consent.

193. The Military disciplinary law gives the authorities the power to impose sanctions on military
personnel in order to advance the performance of their duties. The rules of conduct under
disciplinary law for military personnel are described in the Military Disciplinary Law Act (WMT). If
military personnel contravene these rules, a punishment can be imposed upon them, which takes the
form of a reprimand, fine, additional duties or up to suspension for a fixed period with full or partial
withholding of salary and, ultimately, dismissal. An objection can be filed against a decision imposing
such a punishment on the basis of the General Administrative Law Act by both NPN and KMar
employees, with a right to appeal to ordinary courts and a further right of appeal to the Central
Appeals Tribunal.

Salaries and benefits

194. At the NPN, the Police Remuneration Decree provides a statutory framework for salaries and
benefits. The salaries are fixed and follow a classification on a salary scale. A new police recruit
receives a gross monthly compensation of around €865 (annually 10.380) during the first year of
his/her training. After passing the first year they receive a monthly salary of €1263 during the second
year and € 1432 during the third year. New constables who already had a job before starting the
police academy receive a maximum monthly gross salary of € 2455 during their training (annually
€29.460) (the average gross annual salary in the Netherlands for 2017 is €37,000.00) after finishing
their training, constables receive a minimum monthly salary of €2052 (scale 6, annually 24.628).
Most operational specialists (around 70%) earn in accordance with scales 6/7, i.e. approximately
€40,000-50,000, including position related extra allowances. A police officer who temporarily
performs duties on secondment for which a higher salary scale applies, may be paid in accordance
with the higher salary scale.

195. Employees who perform their duties normally receive fixed increments each year (within
their salary scale). In addition, the Police Remuneration Decree regulates the allowances paid to NPN
employees in addition to their salary, such as for certain operations, overtime, infiltration, riot police,
night duty or location-based duty etc. The GET also learned that a special allowance for excellent
performance of duties exists, which can be decided by the manager. The amount depends on the
circumstances. The team manager may be asked for explanations from his/her supervisor about the
amounts decided.

196. A central budget for allowances is divided equally between all units. Every unit is responsible
for organising a form of control on the granting of allowances. Some units coordinate centrally which
allowances are given, some units decide for each team separately. Within those units, the granting of
allowances can for example be discussed within the management teams. No allowance can be
granted after the budget is finished. The budget can also be used for team activities. Allowances can
be granted only once a year. The average allowance per person varies per unit, ranging from €220-
820.

197. At the KMar, the monthly gross basic salary of a law enforcement officer varies from €1412
(sergeant) to a maximum of €3387 (captain). KMar officers may be entitled to one or more

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