Official investigation

Article 60 Wbp also authorises the Dutch DPA to institute an investigation into compliance with the law on its own initiative. In this case too, the Dutch DPA has the necessary investigative powers.

If there is a reason to use this authority, the approach and depth of the investigation are determined. These may vary from an exchange of letters with a request for information to an investigation on site, in the form of an audit or otherwise, or a random check in several places in a sector, with the possibility of a public report on the findings.