Transparency and Access to Government Information in the Netherlands

This chapter on Transparancy and Access to Government Information in the Netherlands starts with a summary of information legislation in the Netherlands and provides information about the number of applications for the disclosure of documents. Access to information will the de discussed in detail, in the context of the Government Information (Public Access) Act (WOB), which stipulates that the government is obliged to provide access to information both on the basis of an application and voluntarily. After this the authors focus on legal remedies and on future developments in the Netherlands

Transparency and Access to Government Information in the Netherlands

This chapter on Transparancy and Access to Government Information in the Netherlands starts with a summary of information legislation in the Netherlands and provides information about the number of applications for the disclosure of documents. Access to information will the de discussed in detail, in the context of the Government Information (Public Access) Act (WOB), which stipulates that the government is obliged to provide access to information both on the basis of an application and voluntarily. After this the authors focus on legal remedies and on future developments in the Netherlands