Dashboard area bans

Municipality of Amsterdam

Data analysis for insight and overview of the administrative measure area ban.

Last change on 13th of December 2024, at 10:27 (CET) | Publication Standard 1.0

• Publication category: Impactful algorithms
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• Status: In use

General information

Theme

Public Order and Safety

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Overlastgebieden - Gemeente Amsterdam   Aanpak straatdealers binnenstad - Gemeente Amsterdam  

Responsible use

Goal and impact

The Area Bans dashboard provides insight and overview of the files where the administrative measure of an area ban can be applied. We use the dashboard to provide management figures on urban, nuisance area, type of order, legal basis level and duration of the measure. For example, it can provide an overview of

• the type of measure
• the timeframes in which they are imposed
• the duration of the measures
• the different types of antecedents underlying the imposition of the measure
• the type of result
• the legal bases on which the decision can be taken
• the data quality of files.

We also use this to monitor the nuisance areas where this administrative measure is taken, for example to see if the problem is not shifting. This allows the municipality to monitor the process and make improvements where necessary.

Considerations

• Efficiency and speed: large amounts of data are analysed automatically, providing quick reports with up-to-date and relevant information (trends and patterns that would be difficult to spot manually).
• Consistency and objectivity: the dashboard provides a consistent way to analyse and present records and related data. This reduces the risk of human error or subjective interpretations.
• Insight into process improvement: by automatically displaying processing times, handling and data quality, we can quickly identify bottlenecks. This helps the municipality to implement targeted improvement actions and make the process more efficient.
• Data integration: the dashboard can bring together data from different process components, giving a complete and integrated view of the files.

Human intervention

Coordinators and staff use the outcomes of the dashboard to understand the systemic reality of the process. With the dashboard's data visualisations, they can check whether the current policy is being applied appropriately and whether there are any notable trends. This may relate to specific nuisance areas, leads, antecedent types, periods that deviate or stand out in the figures or the possible displacement of the type of nuisance we are trying to counter. Based on these analyses, staff can make adjustments and adjustments to improve the process if necessary.

Risk management

• Uses only necessary data (only what is also entered in the case systems);
• Data visualisations are restricted by personal authorisation by role/function (only accessible to people who are also allowed in the case systems);
• Content consideration is a human consideration (human in control);
• There is an impact test (DPIA) of the Datawarehouse OOV;
• The dashboard also shows the data quality of the files in the case systems in which registration takes place;

Legal basis

The mayor has the legal authority to impose a restraining order on someone if they cause a nuisance and/or (threaten to) disrupt public order. The area ban must prevent further nuisance/public disorder. The police inform the mayor of the nuisance or disturbance via an administrative report or nomination.

The mayor has four legal powers.

• The APV gives the power to designate nuisance areas where the police can issue a short-term restraining order and propose persons to the mayor for a longer-term restraining order.
• The Nuisance Act empowers the mayor to issue area bans for a specified area (this is not attached to an already designated nuisance area).
• The Emergency Order gives the mayor the power to issue an area ban wherever the person's home is. This is done only if the person's life is threatened.
• The Light Order power empowers the mayor to impose a restraining order in urgent situations. This is in addition to the powers mentioned above.

A restraining order is imposed after weighing up the interests at stake. In doing so, the municipality also takes into account the interests of the person concerned (such as right to live, care and work). If possible, the municipality ensures free passage (corridor) to the home, work and necessary care.

Links to legal bases

• Artikel 147 Gemeentewet: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005416/2024-01-31/0
• Artikel 172 lid 3 Gemeentewet : https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005416/2024-01-31/0
• Artikel 172a Gemeentewet : https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005416/2024-01-31/0
• Artikel 175 Gemeentewet : https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005416/2024-01-31/0
• Artikelen 2.8 & 2.9 & 2.9A van de APV Amsterdam : https://lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl/CVDR72510/41

Link to Processing Index

https://www.amsterdam.nl/privacy/verwerkingsregister/verwerkingsregister-avg/

Elaboration on impact assessments

DPIA is planned

Operations

Data

Dataset:

• Case data;
• Area data (nuisance areas)

Source name:

*Decos (case system in which cases are recorded)

Data collected by:

*Datawarehouse OOV

Technical design

The data from the case systems in which files of area bans are registered enter the OOV data warehouse and are displayed in a dashboard. Here, they are displayed, for example, by selected time frame according to result, reason, nuisance area, duration of the measure and legal basis of the decision.