2026-03-252025/26:SoU20 · p.3SoUHealth & social services
Regional resource centers
Regional resource centres against men's violence against women
What's at stake: How work against men's violence against women is organised and coordinated can determine how quickly and coherently victims receive help, regardless of where in the country they live.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the government should launch a dedicated inquiry into regional resource centres to bring together work against men's violence against women, or whether the ongoing national strategy and inter-agency cooperation are already sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the call for a dedicated inquiry into regional resource centres, pointing out that work against men's violence against women is already coordinated through a ten-year national strategy, a national violence-prevention programme, and mandates for agencies such as the National Board of Health and Welfare, the Police Authority, the Prison and Probation Service and the Prosecution Authority to strengthen cooperation with each other and with health care.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 6 (V)
The Left Party believes the government should set up an inquiry into establishing regional resource centres against men's violence against women — including prostitution and trafficking, violence in close relationships, and honour-related violence and oppression — to create a more unified national and regional coordination structure.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 6 by V.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: MPMiljöpartiet, SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 274–21Ja 202–93
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/19/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 92/0/0/14 | differs | confidence: high | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 17/0/0/7 | differs | confidence: high | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: high | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 17/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 57/0/0/13 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: medium | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects motion 2025/26:2782 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V) motion 18.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2025/26:2782 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V) yrkande 18.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected 65 proposals in motions that concern, among other things, social services' responsibility for victims of violence. The motions were submitted during the ordinary motion period 2025 and concern, for example, domestic violence, violence against children, young people and particularly vulnerable persons and protected housing. The Riksdag refers primarily to the fact that work is already underway in the issues covered by the proposals.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants routines to identify violence against elderly people to be introduced in elder care, safety ombudsmen with specialized knowledge to be established, and mandatory reporting for suspected abuse of adults with cognitive impairment to be implemented. (V) — Reservation 6
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan states that it is a social responsibility to stop men's violence against women and that social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for work against violence in close relationships.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that it is a social responsibility to stop men's violence against women and that social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for work against violence in close relationships. It wants to take strong action against violence, honor-based oppression, and sexual abuse and prioritize work against patriarchal violence according to the scope of crimes. An investigation into regional resource centers that consolidate this work is in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det är ett samhällsansvar att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor och att socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer. Den vill ta krafttag mot våld, hedersförtryck och sexuella kränkningar och prioritera arbetet mot patriarkalt våld efter brottens omfattning. En utredning om regionala resurscentrum som samlar detta arbete ligger i linje med planen.
- social responsibility against men's violencedecisive»Det är ett samhällsansvar att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor, inte en möjlighet för privata bolag att göra vinst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is a social responsibility to stop men's violence against women, not an opportunity for private companies to make profit.”
- stable structures against violence»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for work against violence in close relationships.”
- strong action against honor-based oppression»I ett tryggt samhälle tar vi krafttag mot våld, hedersförtryck och sexuella kränkningar mot kvinnor, barn och hbtqi-personer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a secure society we take strong action against violence, honor-based oppression, and sexual abuse against women, children, and LGBTQI people.”
- coordinated work against patriarchal violence»Arbetet mot det patriarkala våldet behöver bygga på en förståelse för« (party programme ↗)“Work against patriarchal violence needs to be built on an understanding of”
The plan demands action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women and wants to increase resources for protective work, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for an investigation into regional resource centres that consolidate the work.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women and wants to increase resources for protective work, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for an investigation into regional resource centres that consolidate the work. The party programme makes combating men's violence against women and honour-related violence explicit goals with support for victims. The organizational form is not addressed in the documents, so the assessment is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor och vill öka resurserna till det skyddande arbetet, vilket bär motförslagets krav på en utredning om regionala resurscentrum som samlar arbetet. Partiprogrammet gör kraftfullt bekämpande av mäns våld mot kvinnor och av hedersrelaterat våld till uttalade mål med stöd till utsatta. Organisationsformen behandlas inte i dokumenten, så bedömningen är härledd.
- action against men's violence against womendecisive»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women.”
- increased resources for victim support»Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer, och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the political direction that has toughened penalties for violence and other abuses in close relationships, and that has increased resources for the important work of women's and girls' centres.”
- combat honour oppression»Kraftfullt bekämpande av hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck och stöd för utsatta.« (party programme ↗)“Vigorous combating of honour-related violence and oppression and support for victims.”
- supportive social policy»En socialpolitik som utjämnar klyftor och frigör människor.« (party programme ↗)“A social policy that reduces gaps and frees people.”
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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto demands a way out for those subjected to violence across the country, where responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving, and that equal help against honour-related violence is provided across the country.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto demands a way out for those subjected to violence across the country, where responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving, and that equal help against honour-related violence is provided across the country. Regional resource centres that gather this work are precisely such coordination. The party programme establishes that men's violence against women, honour oppression and human trafficking shall be combated with the same force as other serious crime.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, där ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet, och att likvärdig hjälp mot hedersrelaterat våld ges i hela landet. Regionala resurscentrum som samlar arbetet är just en sådan samordning. Partiprogrammet slår fast att mäns våld mot kvinnor, hedersförtryck och människohandel ska bekämpas med samma kraft som annan grov kriminalitet.
- coordinated support across the countrydecisive»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create a way out for those subjected to violence across the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving.”
- equal help across the country»stärka arbetet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck så att likvärdig hjälp ges i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen work against honour-related violence and oppression so that equal help is provided across the country.”
- violence as serious crime»människohandel ska bekämpas med samma kraft som annan grov kriminalitet.« (party programme ↗)“human trafficking shall be combated with the same force as other serious crime.”
- immediate coordinated support»omgående få samordnat stöd från samhället.« (party programme ↗)“immediately receive coordinated support from society.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The plan makes the fight against men's violence against women a main priority: preventive work shall permeate the whole of society, all municipalities shall have action plans and support for women's hotlines and shelters shall be secured long-term.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan makes the fight against men's violence against women a main priority: preventive work shall permeate the whole of society, all municipalities shall have action plans and support for women's hotlines and shelters shall be secured long-term. Regional resource centres that bring together work against violence in intimate relationships, honour-based abuse and human trafficking are a means for precisely that. The demand to investigate the matter is therefore supported by the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen gör kampen mot mäns våld mot kvinnor till en huvudprioritering: det förebyggande arbetet ska genomsyra hela samhället, alla kommuner ska ha handlingsplaner och stödet till kvinnojourer och skyddade boenden ska säkras långsiktigt. Regionala resurscentrum som samlar arbetet mot våld i nära relationer, hedersförtryck och människohandel är ett medel för just det. Att utreda frågan stöds därför av planen.
- prevention throughout societydecisive»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället. Alla kommuner ska ha handlingsplaner för att förebygga mäns våld mot kvinnor och alla skolor ska ha handlingsplaner mot hedersförtryck.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive work must start early and permeate the whole of society. All municipalities shall have action plans to prevent men's violence against women and all schools shall have action plans against honour-based abuse.”
- long-term support for hotlines»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra. Vi vill att elektronisk fotboja används i fler fall vid kontaktförbud och säkra det långsiktiga stödet till kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim perspective must be strengthened and post-violence must cease. We want electronic tagging to be used in more cases of restraining orders and secure long-term support for women's hotlines, girls' hotlines and shelters.”
- stop men's violence against women»Förebyggande åtgärder mot mäns våld mot kvinnor ska genomsyra hela samhället och män som slår ska inte komma undan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive measures against men's violence against women shall permeate the whole of society and men who hit shall not get away.”
- against honour-based abuse»Ingen ska utsättas för hedersförtryck i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one shall be subjected to honour-based abuse in Sweden.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan requires increased action against violence against women with better protection and support for victims, and that support for victims of honour-related violence is expanded and knowledge among professionals increases.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires increased action against violence against women with better protection and support for victims, and that support for victims of honour-related violence is expanded and knowledge among professionals increases. Regional resource centres that bring together work against men's violence against women, honour oppression and human trafficking are one way to realize precisely this. Investigating the issue therefore aligns with the plan's line.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver ökad handlingskraft mot våld mot kvinnor med bättre skydd och stöd för offren, och att stöden till offer för hedersrelaterat våld byggs ut och kunskapen hos yrkesverksamma ökar. Regionala resurscentrum som samlar arbetet mot mäns våld mot kvinnor, hedersförtryck och människohandel är ett sätt att förverkliga just detta. Att frågan utreds ligger därför i planens linje.
- support for violence-exposed womendecisive»Vi vill se en ökad handlingskraft mot sexuellt våld och våld mot kvinnor genom bland annat högre straff för sexualbrott och ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see increased action against sexual violence and violence against women, including higher penalties for sexual offences and better protection and support for victims.”
- combat honour oppression»Samtidigt ska stöden till offren byggas ut, kunskapen hos yrkesverksamma öka, straffen för hedersrelaterade brott skärpas och kriminaliseringen breddas till uttryck för hederstänkande såsom oskuldskontroller och uppfostringsresor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, support for victims shall be expanded, knowledge among professionals shall increase, penalties for honour-related crimes shall be strengthened and criminalization shall be broadened to expressions of honour thinking such as virginity tests and 'corrective trips'.”
- men's violence against women»Mäns våld och förtryck mot kvinnor är det mest extrema uttrycket för kvinnors utsatthet och« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence and oppression against women is the most extreme expression of women's vulnerability and”
- support in prostitution»Prostituerade ska få skydd och stöd att gå vidare och kunna ges brottsofferstatus.« (party programme ↗)“Those in prostitution shall receive protection and support to move on and be able to be given crime victim status.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan calls men's violence against women the ultimate expression of lack of equality and requires that those subjected to violence in close relationships receive adequate support and protection.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan calls men's violence against women the ultimate expression of lack of equality and requires that those subjected to violence in close relationships receive adequate support and protection. It explicitly states that effective handling presupposes well-educated staff at police, prosecution, social services and health and medical care as well as well-functioning cooperation between authorities, which is precisely the coordination regional resource centres shall achieve. Human trafficking shall also according to the plan be fought with strength.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kallar mäns våld mot kvinnor det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet och kräver att de som utsatts för våld i nära relation ges adekvat stöd och skydd. Den slår uttryckligen fast att effektiv handläggning förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis, åklagare, socialtjänst och hälso- och sjukvård samt ett väl fungerande samarbete mellan myndigheterna, vilket är just den samordning regionala resurscentrum ska åstadkomma. Även människohandeln ska enligt planen motarbetas med kraft.
- against men's violence against womendecisive»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of lack of equality.”
- support and protection for those subjected to violence»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Women, men and children subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
- cooperation between authorities»medarbetare hos polis, åklagare, socialtjänst och hälso- och sjukvård samt ett väl fungerande« (party programme ↗)“staff at police, prosecution, social services and health and medical care as well as well-functioning”
- against human trafficking»Samarbetet inom EU ska nyttjas för att med kraft motarbeta den« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation within the EU shall be used to forcefully combat”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan wants to build special specialized units in each police region for sexual crimes and violence in close relationships and map the scope of honour-based oppression nationally.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to build special specialized units in each police region for sexual crimes and violence in close relationships and map the scope of honour-based oppression nationally. An investigation into regional resource centres that gather work against men's violence against women, including honour-related violence, runs in the same direction. The plan also promises continued strengthening of women's shelters.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill bygga upp särskilda specialiserade grupper i varje polisregion för sexualbrott och våld i nära relation och kartlägga hedersförtryckets utbredning nationellt. En utredning om regionala resurscentrum som samlar arbetet mot mäns våld mot kvinnor, inklusive hedersrelaterat våld, ligger i samma riktning. Planen lovar också fortsatt stärkta kvinnojourer.
- regionally specialized effortsdecisive»Införa särskilda grupper i varje polisregion som är specialiserade på sexualbrott och våld i nära relation för att fler anmälda brott ska leda till lagföring och straff« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce specialized units in each police region working on sexual crimes and violence in close relationships so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution and punishment”
- map honour-based oppression»Genomföra en nationell kartläggning av hedersförtryckets utbredning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national mapping of the scope of honour-based oppression”
- support for battered women»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's shelters”
- zero tolerance for violence»Våld har ingen plats i vårt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Violence has no place in our society.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The counter-proposal wants to investigate regional resource centres that bring together work against men's violence against women, including honour-related violence and human trafficking.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal wants to investigate regional resource centres that bring together work against men's violence against women, including honour-related violence and human trafficking. The election manifesto explicitly commits to coordinating efforts against honour oppression, establishing an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships and strengthening society's efforts for girls in honour environments. A coordinating regional structure is precisely such coordination.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget vill utreda regionala resurscentrum som samlar arbetet mot mäns våld mot kvinnor, inklusive hedersrelaterat våld och människohandel. Valmanifestet åtar sig uttryckligen att samordna insatserna mot hedersförtryck, att upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation och att stärka samhällets insatser för flickor i hedersmiljö. En samlande regional struktur är just en sådan samordning.
- coordinated efforts against honour oppressiondecisive»Samordna insatserna mot hedersförtryck« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Coordinate efforts against honour oppression”
- action plan against violence in close relationships»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”
- strengthened efforts for vulnerable girls»Samhällets insatser för att befria flickor som lever i hedersmiljö måste stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's efforts to free girls living in honour environments must be strengthened.”
- support for women's shelters»Kvinnojourer med inriktning mot hedersproblematik måste stödjas och ges bättre förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters with focus on honour issues must be supported and given better conditions.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:SoU20)
- Committee report full text (HD01SoU20)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:1068 — Stärkt skydd för kvinnor och barn som lämnar våldsamma män av Carina Ödebrink m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1076 — Förebyggande, upptäckt och förhindrande av våld i ungas relationer av Sofia Skönnbrink m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1226 — Obligatorisk kompetensutveckling för att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor av Markus Kauppinen m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1249 — Nationell bostadssamordning för våldsutsatta kvinnor av Denis Begic (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1319 — Utvärdering av lagändringar för skyddade boenden av Petter Löberg och Jessica Rodén (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1356 — Kvinnojourernas möjlighet att bedriva skyddade boenden av Sanna Backeskog m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1377 — Kunskap om ungas våld i nära relationer av Sanne Lennström och Inga-Lill Sjöblom (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1538 — Stöd till barn på skyddat boende av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
- Motion 2025/26:171 — Politik för äldres rättigheter och välmående av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:231 — Nationellt centrum för kvinnofrid (NCK) som utbildningsstöd inom vård och socialt arbete av Johnny Svedin (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2332 — Stöd till kvinnojourer av Arber Gashi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2747 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor av Annika Strandhäll (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2769 — Bortförande av barn och unga utomlands av Niels Paarup-Petersen och Helena Vilhelmsson (båda C)
- Motion 2025/26:2782 — Åtgärder för att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor och barn av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2788 — Rättsväsendet av Gudrun Nordborg m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2802 — Åtgärder för att förebygga hedersbrott och stötta utsatta av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2816 — Starkare skydd för barns rättigheter av Maj Karlsson m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2834 — Ett jämställt samhälle av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:2882 — Rätt till fungerande skolgång för barn i skyddade boenden av Marléne Lund Kopparklint m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2884 — Obligatorisk utbildning för yrkesgrupper som arbetar med barn med funktionsnedsättningar av Marléne Lund Kopparklint m.fl. (M)
Source: The Swedish Parliament