Wijziging van het Wetboek van Strafrecht in verband met het zelfstandig strafbaar stellen van voorbereidingshandelingen met het oog op het plegen van seksueel misbruik met kinderen

This Dutch bill would amend the Criminal Code so that preparatory acts carried out with the aim of committing sexual abuse of children become a standalone criminal offence. Under the proposal, such preparations would be punishable in their own right, without the abuse itself needing to have taken place. The aim is to allow authorities to act earlier against people who are preparing to harm children. This summary is based on the title and metadata only, not the full legislative text. The change would mainly affect individuals who prepare sexual offences against children, and would give police and prosecutors a clearer legal basis to intervene at an earlier stage. Children and child protection services are the groups the measure is intended to protect.