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called ‘Sexual Resiliency’, with respect to how to use media wisely, gender and culture aspects, aspects related
to sexual information and resilience for boys, projects aimed at schools, and parenting support. 133
Sexual resiliency, in all its aspects, was one of the topics that were addressed in information packages for
teachers, leaflets and other initiatives that were financed by the Ministry.
Schools play an important role in the early identification of concerns surrounding the development
of children. For this reason, the Minister for Education, Culture and Science prepared the legislative
proposal ‘Zorg in en om school’ [‘Care in and around school’]. 134 According to the minister, this draft legislation
would legally guarantee co-operation between education and the co-operating organisations in
the area of youth (for example in Care and Advice teams) as well as the task of the school in the field of
early identification. 135 The Minister of Justice also mentioned his intention to lay down the reporting
code ‘domestic violence and child abuse’ in the form of legislation, together with the Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport and the Minister for Youth and Families. 136 The Ministry of Education, Culture and
Science does appreciate the digital component of sexual violence against children, particularly when it
involves programmes such as how to use media wisely.
2.7 Social Affairs and Employment
Subsequent to the Amsterdam sexual abuse case, the municipal authorities of Amsterdam appointed a
committee (the Gunning Committee, named after its chairperson), see §3.7.5. The Committee conducted
an independent investigation into the question as to what lessons can be learnt from the Amsterdam
sexual abuse case. In accordance with its assignment brief, the investigation was limited to the situation
in day-care centres. The reason for the additional attention for day-care centres was based on the fact that
the main suspect in the Amsterdam sexual abuse case worked at a day-care centre. 137 The Minister of Social
Affairs and Employment and the Minister of Security and Justice elaborate on the recommendations of the
Gunning Committee. 138 In the letter of 11 July 2011, they announced a number of measures, including the
continuous screening of employees in the area of childcare. If a report of a relevant criminal offence, such
133 Parliamentary Papers II 2009/10, 32 239, no.1. This letter also states that the Minister for Health, Welfare
and Sport extended the Safe Sex campaign to include a campaign on sexual resiliency. A sum of 80,000
euros a year was made available for this campaign. The intention of this supplementary campaign was
to ensure that young people were ready and competent in the matter of relationships and sexuality (the
promotion of sexual interaction competences), in order to prevent problems such as sexual coercion
and unwanted pregnancies.
134 There is currently a recommendation of the Council of State, but considering that it is possibly superfluous,
taking the legislative proposal ‘appropriate education’ into consideration, the decision has been
made to wait before proceeding with the legislative procedure. The influence of the original legislative
proposal ‘care in and around school’ can be found in the legislative proposal ‘appropriate education’ at
two points, namely where it concerns the role of the municipalities in the care plan, and the role of other
(youth) care providers; verbal information Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, 23 August 2011.
135 Parliamentary Papers II 2010/11, 28 345, no.109.
136 Parliamentary Papers II 2009/10, 32 239, no.1.
137 The suspect did work at day-care centres, but these are not the cause of sexual abuse of children. For
this reason, devoting additional attention to day-centres is arbitrary.
138 Parliamentary Papers II 2010/11, 32 500 VI, no.117.