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Civil Affairs: Insight module

The Insight module checks online declarations for the municipality. Using smart checks, the module determines which declarations have no peculiarities and which give cause for further investigation.

Last change on 10th of September 2025, at 11:41 (CET) | Publication Standard 1.0
Publication category
Other algorithms
Impact assessment
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Status
In development

General information

Theme

Organisation and business operations

Begin date

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Contact information

gemeente@nissewaard.nl

Responsible use

Goal and impact

Once an online move is received, the Insight Module checks whether the declaration contains any anomalous properties. Are there no peculiarities? Then the move is processed automatically. Do the module checks produce a signal? Then the module makes the declaration ready for the civil servant in the Centric Burgerzaken waiting room. There, the official assesses whether additional questions or investigations are required. If the conclusion is that the declaration is in order, the official processes it. The Insight module tests the online declarations against the checks of the National Approach to Address Quality (LAA) and checks that officials will recognise from everyday practice. For example, checks for frequent movers, the purpose of use of a property, over-occupancy of an address or an address where many relocations take place.


The importance of a correctly registered address goes beyond keeping the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP) in order. If a disaster occurs, for instance, you want to be able to warn everyone in the area in time. As a municipality, you also provide facilities, benefits or subsidies to residents on the basis of the address registered in the BRP. This makes correct address registration important for both residents and government.


The algorithm checks various details of the citizen. If no peculiarities are found in the declaration, it can be processed without the intervention of an employee. If a particularity is found, the declaration falls into a waiting room where it is checked by an employee. The algorithm can only automatically approve a declaration. Only the official can reject a declaration.

Considerations

The fact that many simple declarations are processed automatically leaves officials more time for the special and/or complex declarations the municipality receives. As a result, these can be assessed better and more accurately. As a result, the declarant is better served and fewer errors are made. This improves the quality of the BRP.

Human intervention

The algorithm assumes a positive scenario. This means that simple declarations are processed automatically. When a peculiarity occurs, the declaration is always assessed by an official. The official then checks the declaration himself and can process or reject it. In case of rejection, it is always the official who does this and never the algorithm.

Risk management

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Legal basis

Law on basic registration of persons

Links to legal bases

Law on basic registration of persons: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0033715/2023-01-01

Elaboration on impact assessments

Be investigated further whether DPIA is necessary.

Operations

Data

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Technical design

Decision trees

External provider

Centric Netherlands BV

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