This investigation focused on the governance culture of the province. On October 31, 2012, this Committee presented the report Entrepreneurial Governance. On the Governance Culture of the Province of North Holland 2003 - 2011. In summary, it concludes that various irregularities have occurred, concentrating on one official, which should be considered undesirable. Namely, because norms of good governance have been violated. And from which lessons can and must be drawn for the future. This report aims to contribute to that. 

The way in which this official maintained business relationships is part of the investigation. On page 102 of this report, the Committee recorded the following:

The indictment of the Public Prosecution Service regarding former deputy Hooijmaaijers shows that he allegedly received airline tickets to Romania and Turkey from JVG Real Estate Group B.V. The Committee did not find any documents such as tickets or travel reports in its investigation. However, there was an expense report from Hooijmaaijers for a taxi ride in Istanbul (amount: 3.28 euros). It was also established that a civil servant at the time had refused to accompany former deputy Hooijmaaijers because, in his opinion, there was no relationship between the travel purpose and the province of North Holland. However, another civil servant did accompany him. This person is no longer employed by the province but has moved to the real estate sector.

The report was subsequently published on the website of the Province of North Holland.

This recording by the Committee suggests that JVG Real Estate Group B.V. gifted airline tickets to Mr. Hooijmaaijers, with the intention of influencing Mr. Hooijmaaijers in his capacity as deputy to act or refrain from acting in favor of JVG Real Estate Group B.V. and/or its then-director, Mr. C.G. de Jager (bribery). For JVG Real Estate Group B.V., this was also a reason to point out to the Provincial Executive as early as 2013, with supporting documents, that there is no basis for this suspicion/suggestion, and therefore it is factually incorrect. Ultimately, JVG Real Estate Group B.V. and Mr. C.G. de Jager were acquitted of involvement in the aforementioned irregularities.

The Provincial Executive deeply regrets that, despite being informed early on by JVG Real Estate Group B.V. that there is no basis for the suspicion/suggestion included in the report, it allowed the report to remain on the website of the Province of North Holland for years in unchanged form, at least without further clarification regarding the unfounded suspicions against JVG Real Estate Group B.V. and/or Mr. C.G. de Jager. The Provincial Executive has thus shown no understanding for the possible consequences of the report for JVG Real Estate Group B.V. and Mr. C.G. de Jager and sincerely apologizes for this.