Public Administration Probity Screening Act (Bibob)

In 2024, the college adopted the Beleidsregel Wet Bibob Municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, which is an elaboration of the Wet Bevordering Integriteitsbeoordelingen door het Openbaar Bestuur (Bibob Act).

What is the Public Administration Probity Screening Act (Bibob)?

The Public Administration Probity Screening Act (Wet Bibob) is a preventive administrative law instrument. If there is a serious risk that, for example, a permit will be abused for criminal activities, or that criminal assets will be invested, the competent administrative body can refuse the application or revoke the issued permit. This prevents the government from facilitating criminal activities and also protects the competitive position of bona fide entrepreneurs. To determine the degree of risk, the administrative body can, if necessary, request advice from the national Bibob Bureau.

How does it work?

A Bibob screening will always take place for applications for the following permits:

  • catering business permit (art 2:28 Local Law);
  • Alcohol Act license (Article 3 of the Alcohol Act);
  • permit for sex establishments and escort services (art 3:4 General Local Ordinance).

If there is reason to do so, the policy rule will also be applied to:

  • Event permit (Art. 2:25 General Local Ordinance (APV)); 
  • Environmental permit (Article 5.1 of the Environmental Act) for a construction activity, an environmental plan activity, an environmentally harmful activity; 
  • Amendment to the environmental plan (Article 4.19b of the Environment Act); 
  • Conversion permit or division permit (Articles 21 and 22 of the Housing Act)
  • Subsidies;
  • Government contracts;
  • Real estate transactions.

Read the complete Bibob policy rule at the bottom of this page.

You are required to complete the Bibob questionnaire if you want to apply for a catering establishment permit, a Dutch Alcohol Act permit, or a permit for sex establishments or escort services. You can find this form at the bottom of this page.

Consequences of Bibob screening

Your application, the Bibob questionnaire, public sources, and closed sources will be investigated. Based on this, there are several possibilities:

  • The municipality has no doubts and will continue with the normal procedure for issuing the permit.
  • After its own investigation, the municipality has doubts as to whether the permit will be misused or whether criminal assets are being invested and, for that reason, requests advice from the National Bureau Bibob.

After the advice, there are 3 possibilities:

  • The municipality will still grant the permit,
  • The municipality will grant the permit, but will attach extra conditions to it,
  • The municipality refuses your permit.

Handling times

The Bibob screening takes place within the standard timeframe for a permit application (this varies depending on the type of permit). If the municipality decides to request advice from the National Bureau Bibob, the decision period will be suspended for 8 to a maximum of 12 weeks.

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