Recommendations

Besides research into internal factors, more recommendations can be drafted from this paper. -For municipalities, it is recommended that they keep a close eye on the safety region they are part of. They should enhance the amount of control. The safety region is namely solely

responsible for crisis and disaster management in the municipality and should therefore not be taken for granted. It has been shown that greater political control on the safety region leads to a higher performance by the safety region.

-For regional media, it is recommended that they also control the safety region as an institution. Their articles should clearly define what the issue is and how this might affect their readers/the population. Such negative yet clear media attention would benefit the organizational learning process of the safety regions.

-For academics, it is recommended that similar research is conducted across other safety regions. This way, the findings of this paper can be tested and the general knowledge on factors contributing to organizational learning by Dutch safety regions is subsequently greatly improved.

-For the Inspectorate of Justice and Security, it is recommended that they present the results of the ‘Status of the Emergency Response’ similarly across different future versions. Now, the different presentations of the 2013 and 2016 version make it very hard to determine which safety region has improved, on what factors they have improved and how much they have improved. Both the safety regions themselves as well as the national population could benefit from a clear overview of which safety regions have improved and which not, and on what factors. Safety regions can implement policies focused on improving these aspects, while the population can remain a critical eye on their safety region.

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Appendix A: Operationalization of Performance

In 2013, the scale that was used ranged from 0-100: 0 being the worst score possible, 100 the best

In 2016, the scale that was used ranged from (0) Insufficient, (1) Amenable to Improvements, (2) Basis Fine and (3) At Desired Level.

To match scores:

 Score 40 and lower in 2013 has been matched to score 0 in 2016

 Score 60 in 2013 has been matched to score 1 in 2016

 Score 80 in 2013 has been matched to score 2 in 2016

 Score 100 in 2013 has been matched to score 3 in 2016

 Decimal Numbers are used for every score in between (e.g. 70 = 1.5) The indicators also differ:

 In 2013 performance on (MOTO + Planvorming) / 2 = In 2016 Samenhang Tussen Plannen

 In 2013 performance on Bovenregionale Samenwerking = In 2016 Interregionale (Samenwerking + Internationale Samenwerking) / 2

 In 2013 performance on Convenanten = In 2016 (Samenwerking Netwerkpartners + Afstemming Netwerkpartners) / 2

 In 2013 (Systeemoefening + Organisatie + Alarmering + Opschaling) / 4 = In 2016 (Besluit Veiligheidsregio’s + Alarmering + Calamiteitencoördinator + Advisering ROT + Advisering Beleidsteam + Sturing) / 6

 In 2013 Informatiemanagement = In 2016 Informatiemanagement

 In 2013 Kwaliteitszorgsysteem = In 2016 Kwaliteitszorg

There is a total of six indicators that are used to measure performance. Adding them gets a score between 0 (worst) to 18 (best).

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Appendix B: Sources Political Control Drenthe

Period One: Date Source 15/09/2011 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/33473/vi a/itemattachment%3A10653.html 12/05/2011 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/33184/vi a/itemattachment%3A10319.html 31/03/2011 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/31741/vi a/itemattachment%3A10094.html 23/02/2012 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/34118/vi a/itemattachment%3A11186.html 12/06/2012 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/34646/vi a/itemattachment%3A11618.html 12/04/2012 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/34493/vi a/agendaminutes%3A514.html 12/06/2012 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/34645/vi a/itemattachment%3A11618.html 04/11/2010 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/31171/vi a/itemattachment%3A4940.html 12/09/2011 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/33538/vi a/itemattachment%3A10850.html 15/09/2011 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/33420/vi a/itemattachment%3A10580.html 12/05/2010 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/29815/vi a/itemattachment%3A4448.html 06/12/2011 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/33751/vi a/itemattachment%3A10945.html Period Two: 18/12/2014 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/39097 /via/itemattachment%3A14400.html 06/02/2014 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/36679 /via/itemdocument%3A13426.html 12/03/2015 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/39774 /via/itemattachment%3A14596.html 29/10/2015 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/40729 /via/itemattachment%3A15261.html 25/09/2015 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/38614 /via/itemattachment%3A14180.html 13/06/2013 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/35774 /via/itemattachment%3A12725.html 16/04/2015 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/39986 /via/itemattachment%3A14778.html 13/05/2014 https://www.gemeenteraademmen.nl/nc/vergaderingen/document/document/38082 /via/itemattachment%3A13791.html

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Appendix C: Sources of External Income of the Safety Region

Drenthe and Fryslân

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