Application of internal measures and sanctions for order, security and tranquility in reception centers.

The Royal decree of 15 May 2014 entered into force today, determining conditions of application for internal measures and sanctions to guarantee or restore the order, security and tranquility in reception centers.

Page of publication of Royal decree of 15 May 2014 in BOG

Reception centers can impose internal measures and sanctions to guarantee or restore the order, security and tranquility. The Royal decree from 15 May 2014, which was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 25 July 2014 and entered into force on 4 August 2014, determines conditions for their application.

The decree provides inter alia that, in case of severe infringements of the center’s rules, the director or manager may impose a sanction on a resident, ranging from a formal warning to a one month exclusion from the right to social assistance in a structure.

Please read the Royal decree for detailed information.

Publication Date: Mon 04 Aug 2014
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