Annual Report 2019
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‘Detention areas’/‘centres’ are not limited to physical locations/buildings, but include all locations from the
time of arrest onwards.
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The Commission of Oversight also has a judicial function.
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The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate monitors locations where care is provided or withheld.
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Includes court police and railway police holding locations and mobile police detention complexes.
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The Detention Areas Supervisory Commission of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee monitors all
detention areas managed and used by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. In accordance with new
working agreements from October 2018, this Commission monitors cells leased by the Royal Netherlands
Marechaussee at the Schiphol Criminal Justice Complex and the waiting rooms in the court section of this
complex where the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee acts in the capacity of court police. The Detention
Areas Supervisory Commission does not handle complaints. Complaints relating to actions by Royal Dutch
Marechaussee employees are handled by the Defence Complaints Commission.
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A special Commission of Oversight has also been established for the Transport and Support Service. This
Commission carries out monitoring activities and makes recommendations, but does not handle complaints.
Complaints are handled by the relevant penitentiary institution’s Commission of Oversight.
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The Commission of Oversight for the Transport and Support Service does not monitor the Transferium.
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The Red Cross is responsible for monitoring the conditions and treatment of those who have been
incarcerated.
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