The Senate focuses on better implementation and sent a letter to the government with eleven improvement proposals for the implementation tests. The responses from outgoing State Secretary Rutte of Justice and Security and outgoing Minister Paul of Social Affairs and Employment will be discussed on Tuesday, December 9, in the committee meeting for Internal Affairs.
Government, parliament, and public service providers have a joint task: new rules must be feasible in daily practice to achieve the desired effect. Each party has its own responsibility. It is about ensuring together that new rules work for whom or what they are intended.
In this context, the Senate sent a letter to the government on October 7, 2025, requesting several improvements to the implementation tests conducted when making new laws and rules. This letter contained eleven improvement proposals in total. Among them was, for example, the request to conduct such a test for every new bill, which is not always done yet. The Senate also called for not only looking at the implementation burden that a new proposal brings but also at the existing workload for implementers and public service providers. The Senate needs this information to properly assess proposals for new rules on feasibility.
The State Secretary of Justice and Security and the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment responded to the Senates letter on November 27, 2025. It appears that all parties involved are aware of the importance of good feasibility. Much has already been initiated, but concrete results still need to follow. The letter will be discussed in the Internal Affairs committee meeting on Tuesday, December 9.
