Veiligheidsberaad

What Veiligheidsberaad does

Veiligheidsberaad is the administrative consultative body of the 25 Dutch safety regions (veiligheidsregio's), headquartered in Arnhem, Netherlands. Established under the Wet veiligheidsregio's (Safety Regions Act), it convenes the 25 chairpersons — all of whom are sitting mayors of the municipalities within their region — for quarterly administrative meetings and serves as the formal dialogue partner of the Minister of Justice and Security on broad safety matters, with the minister personally attending twice per year. The organization is led by Chairman Hein van der Loo (Mayor of Almere, since summer 2024), Vice-Chairman A.J.M. Heerts, and Secretary Myriam Jacobs, supported by a small secretariat of approximately 16 employees. Governance is organized around six portfolios: Brandweer (Fire Services), GHOR (Medical Assistance), Informatievoorziening (Information Provision), Bevolkingszorg (Population Care), Klimaat- en Waterveiligheid (Climate and Water Safety), and Crisisbeheersing (Crisis Management).

The organization's core "products" are coordination mechanisms, governance frameworks, and information systems that support national crisis management rather than commercial offerings. These include the Netcentrisch Werken methodology (uniform crisis management procedures), the LCMS (Landelijk Crisismanagement Systeem) supporting crisis information exchange, the KCR2 (Knooppunt Coördinatie Regio's-Rijk) acting as a 24/7 interface for above-regional information flows, the IRBT (Interregionaal Beleidsteam) protocol for above-regional crisis response, and the UKB (Uniform Kwaliteitsniveau Bevolkingszorg) program for population care quality. Veiligheidsberaad also coordinates with the Landelijke Meldkamer Samenwerking (LMS), the networked national emergency dispatch organization operating 10 dispatch locations serving 53 partner organizations.

Veiligheidsberaad is a governmental coordinating body, not a commercial entity. It does not generate commercial revenue and has no pricing, tiers, or billing structures; activities are funded through public budgets with safety regions largely financed by municipalities. The current Strategic Agenda runs 2024-2027 and centers on five themes: Digital Disruption, Revision of the Safety Regions Act, Climate Safety, Safe Energy Transition, and Strengthening a Resilient Society. In March 2026 the body unanimously approved a new above-regional cooperation model — endorsed by the Ministry of Justice and Security — intended to be operational within one year, signaling an attempted structural consolidation of cross-regional crisis response. The organization partners with the National Police, NIPV (as implementing partner for information-provision programs), NCTV, IPO, VNG, Defence, Rijkswaterstaat, Water Boards, and the Coast Guard.

Name

Veiligheidsberaad

Legal name

Veiligheidsberaad

Website

https://veiligheidsberaad.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Veiligheidsberaad is the statutory administrative body of the 25 Dutch safety regions, serving as the formal dialogue partner of the Minister of Justice and Security on broad safety policy and coordinating national crisis management, fire services, GHOR, and information provision across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Coordination and Crisis Management

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Management & National Resilience (Civil Protection) (BPAIAAAI), Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Incident Management (BPAIAJAG), Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Critical Infrastructure & Healthcare Continuity (HPP/COOP) (HLAJAGAH)

Keywords

• Crisis management coordination
• Public safety governance
• Emergency dispatch services
• Safety region administration
• Disaster response coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnhem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Veiligheidsberaad is a governmental body whose activities are funded through public budgets. Safety regions are largely financed by municipalities. The organization itself is supported by the secretariat and does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Veiligheidsberaad is the administrative consultative body of the 25 chairpersons of Dutch safety regions, serving as the formal dialogue partner of the Minister of Justice and Security on broad safety matters. It coordinates six portfolios — Fire Services (Brandweer), GHOR, Information Provision, Population Care, Climate and Water Safety, and Crisis Management — and sets the Strategic Agenda covering digital disruption, legislative reform, climate safety, energy transition, and societal resilience. It operates governance frameworks including the national dispatch center network (Meldkamer), the LCMS crisis management system, the KCR2 coordination interface, and the Netcentrisch Werken methodology for information-driven crisis response.

Product overview

Veiligheidsberaad is the administrative consultative body of the 25 Dutch safety regions, not a commercial product company. Its 'products and services' consist of coordination mechanisms, information systems, and governance frameworks that support national crisis management. Key offerings include: the Programma Informatievoorziening (Information Provision Program) for future-proof information systems; Programma Netcentrisch Werken providing a uniform crisis management methodology; the LCMS (Landelijk Crisismanagement systeem) as the supporting IT system; the Meldkamer dispatch center network with 10 locations; KCR2 (Knooppunt Coördinatie Rijk-Regio's) as a 24/7 coordination interface; IRBT (Interregionaal Beleidsteam) for above-regional crisis coordination; and UKB (Uniform Kwaliteitsniveau Bevolkingszorg) for population care quality standards. The organization also focuses on strategic priorities like Natuurbrandbeheersing (wildfire management), Noodsteunpunten (emergency support points), and the Landelijke Meldkamer Samenwerking for national dispatch coordination.

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Products and services

• Netcentrisch Werken (Program & Methodology) A uniform working methodology for crisis management enabling safety regions and crisis partners to collaborate with standardized coordination and information exchange during emergencies, supported by the LCMS system. It serves as the referentiekader for information-driven work across all 25 Dutch safety regions.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid (Ministry of Justice and Security)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Justice and Security is the primary governmental counterpart of Veiligheidsberaad. The minister personally attends Veiligheidsberaad meetings twice per year. The ministry and Veiligheidsberaad jointly develop safety policy, crisis management frameworks, and coordinate on legislative reforms including the revision of the Wet veiligheidsregio's. Minister David van Weel has endorsed the movement toward a new above-regional cooperation model between safety regions.
• Defensie (Dutch Ministry of Defence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDefence is an essential partner in crisis management, providing support in evacuations, aerial firefighting support, unexploded ordnance clearing, logistics, and CBRN expertise. Defence's third main task (hoofdtaak 3) is to support civil authorities in disasters and crises. A joint roadmap is being developed to strengthen civil-military cooperation. Challenges include personnel scarcity and the shift of focus toward NATO territory protection (hoofdtaak 1), reducing availability for domestic support.
• Nationale Politie (National Police)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Police is a key crisis partner alongside safety regions. The Veiligheidsberaad collaborates with police on emergency response coordination, information exchange, and multi-disciplinary crisis management. Police are an agenda member of the Multidisciplinary Advisory Body (MDA) under Veiligheidsberaad.
• NIPV (Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNIPV is the implementing partner for Veiligheidsberaad on information provision programs including Netcentrisch Werken, the Landelijke Voorziening Crisisbeheersing (LVCb), and the development/maintenance of the LCMS (Landelijk Crisismanagement Systeem). NIPV coordinates the execution of the Informatievoorziening Veiligheidsregio's 2020-2025 program on behalf of Veiligheidsberaad.
• IPO (Interprovinciaal Overleg)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeiligheidsberaad collaborates with IPO and VNG on shared policy positions, notably regarding the transport of dangerous substances by rail and the 'Robuust basisnet' proposals. Joint letters to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management on safety risks of expanded dangerous goods transport routes.
• VNG (Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeiligheidsberaad and VNG coordinate on municipal safety responsibilities, dangerous goods transport policy, and the 'Weerbare samenleving' (resilient society) agenda. The three organizations (Veiligheidsberaad, IPO, VNG) sent a joint letter to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management regarding rail transport of dangerous substances.
• NCTV (Nationale Coordinator voor Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCTV participates in the periodic administrative table on societal resilience (Weerbare Samenleving), alongside the Minister of Justice and Security, Veiligheidsberaad, and VNG. This body creates clear cooperation agreements on the approach to societal resilience.
• RijkswaterstaatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRijkswaterstaat is a key partner in water crisis management, collaborating with safety regions through the Stuurgroep Management Watercrises en Overstromingen (SMWO).
• Kustwacht (Coast Guard)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Coast Guard is listed as a partner organization that safety regions collaborate with in their operations.
• Waterschappen (Water Boards)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater boards are key partners for safety regions in water crisis management, collaborating on flood prevention, water safety, and emergency response for water-related disasters.
• Landelijke Meldkamer Samenwerking (LMS)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe LMS is the national emergency dispatch collaboration under the National Police that manages the ten dispatch center locations. Safety regions coordinate with LMS on the dispatch functions for fire services, crisis management, and GHOR. Portfolio holder Informatievoorziening represents Veiligheidsberaad in the Bestuurlijk Meldkamer Beraad.
• Raad van Commandanten en Directeuren Veiligheidsregio (RCDV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCDV is the professional counterpart of Veiligheidsberaad, consisting of commanders and directors of the 25 safety regions. Veiligheidsberaad tasks RCDV with elaborating cooperation models and implementing strategic decisions. RCDV is represented in the Multidisciplinary Advisory Body (MDA).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• VNG (Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten): VNG is the association of Dutch municipalities and a co-signatory with Veiligheidsberaad on joint policy letters to national ministries. Both organizations voice municipal and regional safety concerns at the national level, operating in parallel coordination roles.
• IPO (Interprovinciaal Overleg): IPO is the interprovincial consultation body, partnering with Veiligheidsberaad and VNG on dangerous goods transport policy and the 'Robuust basisnet' proposals. It is a peer-level coordinating body for Dutch subnational public policy.
• NCTV (Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid): The NCTV is the Dutch national coordinator for counterterrorism and security, participating alongside Veiligheidsberaad in the periodic administrative table on societal resilience. Both bodies operate at the national-government interface coordinating public safety policy.
• Nationale Politie (Dutch National Police): The National Police is a core crisis partner represented in Veiligheidsberaad's Multidisciplinary Advisory Body (MDA), co-managing the 10-location emergency dispatch network (LMS) and joint crisis response coordination.
• NIPV (Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid): NIPV is Veiligheidsberaad's core implementation partner for crisis management information systems (LCMS, Netcentrisch Werken, LVCb). It executes the Informatievoorziening Veiligheidsregio's 2020-2025 program on Veiligheidsberaad's behalf, making it the closest operational counterpart in the Dutch public safety ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK, Germany): BBK is Germany's federal office for civil protection and disaster assistance, coordinating federal-state emergency response. It is structurally comparable to Veiligheidsberaad as a national-level crisis coordination body.
• Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid (Ministry of Justice and Security): The Ministry of Justice and Security is Veiligheidsberaad's primary governmental counterpart and the parent oversight body. The minister attends Veiligheidsberaad meetings twice yearly, and the ministry jointly develops safety policy and legislative reforms with the body.
• Defensie (Dutch Ministry of Defence): Defence is a strategic crisis partner providing evacuations, aerial firefighting, CBRN expertise, and unexploded ordnance clearing. A joint civil-military cooperation roadmap is being developed, making it a peer in national crisis response governance.
• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency, USA): FEMA is the U.S. federal agency coordinating disaster response and emergency preparedness across states. It is the international reference counterpart to Veiligheidsberaad's role of coordinating regional safety bodies at the national level.

Emerging players

• Rijkswaterstaat: Rijkswaterstaat partners with Veiligheidsberaad on water crisis management through the Stuurgroep Management Watercrises en Overstromingen (SMWO). It is a peer-level national agency operating in the adjacent water safety and infrastructure domain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles8 records

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