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Intervention categories

Interventions can be administrative, criminal or both administrative and criminal. Administrative action is mainly aimed at restoring a situation so that it complies with laws and regulations. Actions under criminal law aim to repair any unlawfully gained (competitive) advantages as well as punish the offender. Both types of interventions are meant to deter and prevent.

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The intervention matrix is based on the Landelijke Handhavingsstrategie Omgevingsrecht, LHSO (National Enforcement Strategy for Environmental and Planning Law) and contains 4 types of sanctions:

Administrative redress sanctions

  • Informing
  • Addressing
  • Warning
  • Last onder dwangsom, LOD (order subject to a penalty for non-compliance)
  • Last onder bestuursdwang, LOB (Administrative enforcement order)
  • Suspension
  • Consultation with management
  • Tightening of supervision

Far-reaching punitive administrative sanctions

  • Operating ban / closure order
  • Suspension or revocation of licence, recognition or certificate

Punitive administrative sanctions

  • Administrative penalty
  • Operating ban
  • Suspension
  • Revocation of licence, recognition or certificate

Punitive criminal sanctions

  • Official report
  • Administrative penalty order

The ILT assesses whether it needs to consult about the application of administrative and/or criminal law. If necessary, ILT confers with the police and the Openbaar Ministerie, OM (Public Prosecution Service). ILT acts under the terms set in the Functioneel Parket (National Office for Serious Fraud, Environmental Crime and Asset Confiscation) between ILT and the OM.

Intervention toolkit

There is not always an actual violation nor an actual offender behind undesirable, potentially harmful or harmful behaviour. In these instances, the ILT uses an intervention toolkit. With this toolkit, inspectors – in collaboration with behavioural experts – work step by step towards an appropriate response to a specific problem in a particular target group. This leads to bespoke interventions. The Inspectorate then chooses a suitable solution to change harmful behaviour, always aiming to achieve the greatest possible societal benefits.