62. What other institutions have a formal role in political finance oversight?

In case of criminal infringements of regulations, the MoIKR has to turn to the Public Prosecutor and eligibility for public funds can be suspended for up to four years. The MoIKR decisions can be appealed to the Council of State.
Source: OSCE/ODIHR (2017) The Netherlands, Parliamentary Elections, 15 March 2017. OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission, Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

(Source: GRECO (2010) Compliance Report on the Netherlands, Transparency of Party Funding)

Other: Council of State and Public Prosecutor

P 15, 'In theory, the Court of Audit may also investigate whether the subsidies provided to politicalparties are spent in accordance with the rules and the goals for which they are provided, but inpractice the Court of Audit has never done so (and would according to the information receivedby the GET on the basis of current legislation be unlikely to do so).'