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Regarding law enforcement agencies

ix. (i) that the Theme pages of the Professional Code of the National Police (NPN) be further
developed with guidance, examples and lessons learned, offering adequate guidance on
conflicts of interest and other integrity related situations (e.g. gifts, third party contacts,
accessory activities, handling of confidential information) and that a similar instrument
be established for the Royal Marechaussee (KMar); and (ii) to ensure supervision and
enforcement of these instruments (paragraph 154);

x. that the in-service training on ethics and integrity for the National Police (NPN) and the
Royal Marechaussee (KMar) staff, including managers, be enhanced by developing at
national level further regular training programmes as a support and complement to the
existing decentralised training in the units (paragraph 171);

xi. that adequate measures and appropriate resources be allocated in order to ensure that
within the National Police (NPN) vetting and screening of staff takes place at regular
intervals during their entire service (paragraph 186);

xii. that the procedures in situations where gifts and advantages of a certain level have been
offered/accepted be reinforced, in particular by introducing a standard format for the
reporting/declaration of gifts/advantages and such offers, that these be registered and
subject to supervision (paragraph 207);

xiii. enhancing control measures in respect of access to and use of confidential information, in
order to prevent unauthorised access to law enforcement registers and leaking of
information (paragraph 216);

xiv. that a study be conducted concerning risks of conflicts of interest in relation to post-
employment and other activities of police officers (including the top level), after they
leave the police service, with a view to considering appropriate regulations in this area
(paragraph 217);

xv. (i) enhancing the current regime for declarations by introducing an obligation in respect
of the top management of the National Police (NPN) and the Royal Marechaussee (KMar)
to declare financial interests in accordance with a predefined format, when taking up
their duties and at regular interval thereafter, (ii) to designate posts which are vulnerable
to conflicts of interest, and (iii) to provide for suitable oversight (paragraph 221);

xvi. (i) establishing a requirement for law enforcement officials to report corruption related
misconduct within the service; and (ii) adapting the protection of whistleblowers in that
respect (paragraph 244).

248. Pursuant to Rule 30.2 of the Rules of Procedure, GRECO invites the authorities of the
Netherlands to submit a report on the measures taken to implement the above-mentioned
recommendations by 30 June 2020. The measures will be assessed by GRECO through its specific
compliance procedure.

249. GRECO invites the authorities of the Netherlands to authorise, at their earliest convenience,
the publication of this report, and to make a translation of it into the national language available to
the public.

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