Modified WAMS strengthens iRecord's position as compliance infrastructure

The caretaker cabinet has significantly amended the WAMS bill (Wet aanpak meervoudige problematiek sociaal domein — Act on addressing multiple problems in the social domain). The previously proposed options to breach professional secrecy have been removed. Breaching confidentiality is now only permitted with the explicit consent of the data subject or on the basis of existing legal exceptions. Use of WAMS data for enforcement or fraud prevention is prohibited by law.

For municipalities and care professionals, this means explicit consent carries more weight, not less. The legal pressure on proper recording of processing grounds is increasing: anyone sharing data under the WAMS must be able to demonstrate that this was done exclusively for the stated purpose.

This is precisely what iRecord facilitates. As a platform for consent and legal-basis management with an immutable audit trail, iRecord provides municipalities with the infrastructure to demonstrably comply with the requirements set by the WAMS. Not as a paper exercise, but as a working processing register: per case, per exchange, per legal basis.

The timeline for the WAMS remains uncertain. The new cabinet (D66/VVD/CDA) has yet to decide whether to prioritise the bill, and the VNG (Association of Netherlands Municipalities) is expected to push for further elaboration around professional secrecy. But the direction is clear: consent and purpose limitation are becoming enforcement criteria, and those without infrastructure for this are building up legal risk.

iRecord is available for pilot implementation with municipalities and chain partners.