Submitting a Woo request to the AP
Everyone can submit a request for disclosing public information to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP). This can be found in the Open Government Act (Dutch Woo) and is called a Woo request.
What do you put in a Woo request?
Describe as exactly as possible which information or documents you want the AP to disclose. Indicate, for example, a specific period or mention specific documents.
You can also add an explanation to your Woo request. An explanation can help us understand better what information you are looking for.
If your Woo request is not clear enough, we will contact you. Make sure, therefore, that you always state your contact details, such as a telephone number, email address, or postal address.
Submitting a Woo request
You can submit your Woo request digitally using the Woo request form.
Send a letter
You can also send us a letter with your Woo request. Please include the following information in your letter:
- your name;
- your address;
- your telephone number;
- your signature;
- the date;
- what information and/or documents you would like to receive;
- whether you have also submitted your request to other organisations.
Send your letter to:
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
attn Woo contact person
PO Box 93374
2509 AJ The Hague
Handling of your Woo request
After receiving your Woo request, we will assess it and take a decision. This is called a Woo decision.
When assessing your request we check, among other things, if we have the information requested, and if the information has been recorded in documents.
We can only disclose information that we already have in our possession and has been recorded in documents. We do not make any new documents to comply with your Woo request.
Period of your Woo request
The period for handling your Woo request is 4 weeks. Is your Woo request very extensive or complex? Then we may extend this period by 2 weeks.
If the handling of your Woo request takes longer, we will let you know in writing. We will also let you know why it takes longer.
Termijn van uw Woo-verzoek
De termijn voor afhandeling van uw Woo-verzoek is 4 weken. Is uw Woo-verzoek erg uitgebreid of ingewikkeld? Dan kunnen wij de termijn met 2 weken verlengen.
Als de afhandeling van uw Woo-verzoek langer duurt, dan laten wij u dat schriftelijk weten. Ook laten wij u dan weten waarom het langer duurt.
Contact with the Woo contact person
Do you have any questions about the availability of public information at the AP? Send an email to the Woo contact person at woo-contactpersoon@remove-this-text.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl.
Do you want to talk to the Woo contact person? Call 070 8888 500 on working days between 9.00 and 13.00. You then pass on your telephone number to us, after which the Woo contact person will call you back at a later time.
View all published Woo decisions here.