Government Communication Principles [Uitgangspunten Overheidscommunicatie]

Name of code

Government Communication Principles [Uitgangspunten Overheidscommunicatie]

Originator of code

Central Dutch Government [Rijksoverheid]

Country

The Netherlands

Original language

Dutch

Year of creation

2002

Type of code

Public institutions

Main frame of accountability

Political

Transparency

Public

Legal and regulatory context

Non-Mandatory

Implementation and enforcement

Voluntary

Diversity

No

AI/automation

No

Abstract

The Government Communication Principles by the Central Dutch Government present guiding principles intended to provide guidance when assessing concrete communication issues in actual situations. The principles indicate in general terms the boundaries within which government communication should take place and apply to communication with the public and the press. They were established through input from various state commissions and subsequent internal discussion in the Information Council. As an important foundation here, the duty to inform, as laid down in Article 110 of the Constitution and in the Government Information (Public Access) Act, always serves as a basis.

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