Overview
- Children’s judges say shortages across youth care and protection mean protective measures and youth sentences cannot always be implemented.
- They report youths being confined to their rooms for lack of supervision, some young adults placed in regular prisons, and youth TBS extended because no suitable follow‑up spots are available.
- Regional complaints oversight has found certified institutions regularly disregard judges’ decisions and file incomplete or low‑quality case dossiers.
- In a prominent case, the Arnhem‑Leeuwarden Court of Appeal concluded SAVE knowingly failed to carry out a contact order, and the minister affirmed that certified institutions must execute court rulings.
- The SKJ imposed a one‑year conditional suspension on a SAVE youth professional, and the father in that case says he is preparing an application to the European Court of Human Rights.