2025-10-222025/26:JuU3 · p.2JuUJustice
Assignment to the Health and Social Care Inspectorate
Special mandate for IVO on oversight of virginity checks, certificates and interventions
What's at stake: The decision affects how effectively the oversight authority can detect and stop these honor-related practices within healthcare, which matters greatly for the girls and women subjected to them.
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 Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO) should be given a special mandate to review its working methods for countering virginity checks, certificates and interventions, or whether current oversight is sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee holds that IVO's oversight responsibility already covers these practices and that the real difficulty is that patients and relatives rarely file reports; the committee shares the government's assessment that changes to the oversight work would not make much difference and currently sees no need for a special mandate for IVO, though it does not rule out revisiting the question once the new legislation is in force.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (C)
The C party welcomes the criminalization but holds that it does not solve everything, pointing out that oversight and sanction options have so far not sufficed to guarantee the rights set out in the Patient Safety Act; the party wants IVO to be given a special mandate to review its working methods so that the new legislation has real effect.
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 1 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 18/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 93/0/0/13 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 17/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 63/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2025/26:123 by Helena Vilhelmsson et al. (C) and 2025/26:2834 by Helena Vilhelmsson et al. (C) request 41.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:123 av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C) och 2025/26:2834 av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C) yrkande 41.
Riksdag decision: Parliament approved the Government's proposal which means that virginity testing, certification of sexual virginity and virginity procedures are criminalized, both within and outside health and medical care. The changes aim to strengthen protection for girls and women living in an honour context. The punishment for virginity testing or virginity procedure is imprisonment for at most one year. The punishment for certification of sexual virginity is a fine or imprisonment for at most six months. Parliament also approved the Government's proposal that failure to disclose or prevent the crime of forced marriage and child marriage is criminalized, that is to say that it becomes punishable to not disclose or prevent ongoing crime. The legislative changes shall enter into force on 1 December 2025.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the Health and Care Inspectorate to receive a mandate to prevent virginity checks, virginity certificates, and virginity procedures. (C) — Reservation 1
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 does not address the working methods of supervisory authorities, but it requires that healthcare and care maintain high quality and be provided according to people's needs, and it wants to see greater societal oversight where needed to address abuses.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address the working methods of supervisory authorities, but it requires that healthcare and care maintain high quality and be provided according to people's needs, and it wants to see greater societal oversight where needed to address abuses. A special mandate for the supervisory authority to review its working methods so that patient safety law rights take effect is in line with that principle. The position is derived from the plan's general commitments and is therefore uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte tillsynsmyndigheters arbetssätt, men den kräver att vården och omsorgen håller hög kvalitet och ges efter människors behov, och den vill se större samhällelig insyn där det behövs för att komma åt missförhållanden. Ett särskilt uppdrag till tillsynsmyndigheten att se över sitt arbetssätt så att patientsäkerhetslagens rättigheter får genomslag ligger i linje med den principen. Ställningstagandet är härlett ur planens allmänna åtaganden och därför osäkert.
- higher quality in caredecisive»Vi vill investera i högre kvalitet i omsorgen för äldre och personer med funktionsnedsättning för att få en bättre rollfördelning mellan professionell omsorg och anhöriga.« (party programme ↗)“We want to invest in higher quality care for elderly people and people with disabilities to achieve better division of responsibilities between professional care and relatives.”
- care according to need»Vård måste ges efter människors behov och inte efter kapaciteten i felaktigt konstruerade system.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care must be provided according to people's needs, not according to the capacity of incorrectly designed systems.”
- increased societal oversight»Vi vill gå mot en större samhällelig insyn i företag där det behövs för att stävja fusk med till exempel skatter och anställningar.« (party programme ↗)“We want to move toward greater societal oversight of companies where needed to combat fraud with, for example, taxes and employment.”
flags: citat_migrerat
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 establishes that supervision of healthcare shall be stepped up to guarantee quality, and the party programme wants to see increased state responsibility and control over healthcare.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that supervision of healthcare shall be stepped up to guarantee quality, and the party programme wants to see increased state responsibility and control over healthcare. A special mandate for the supervisory authority to review its working methods so that patient safety act rights gain traction is in line with this. The plan's starting point is equal right to good healthcare through society's provision. The counter-proposal is therefore supported.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att tillsynen av sjukvården ska växlas upp för att garantera kvaliteten, och partiprogrammet vill se ökat statligt ansvar och kontroll över sjukvården. Ett särskilt uppdrag till tillsynsmyndigheten att se över sitt arbetssätt så att patientsäkerhetslagens rättigheter får genomslag ligger i linje med detta. Planens utgångspunkt är lika rätt till god vård genom samhällets försorg. Motförslaget stöds därför.
- stepped-up healthcare supervisiondecisive»Tillsynen av sjukvården ska växlas upp för att garantera kvaliteten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Supervision of healthcare shall be stepped up to guarantee quality.”
- state control of healthcare»Ökat statligt ansvar och kontroll över sjukvården för nationell likvärdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Increased state responsibility and control over healthcare for national equality.”
- equal right to good care»Lika rätt för alla till god hälso- och sjukvård genom samhällets försorg.« (party programme ↗)“Equal right for all to good health and healthcare through society's provision.”
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 states that welfare shall be built on solidarity and that people with greatest need shall be prioritized, and that everyone shall receive dignified care throughout their life.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that welfare shall be built on solidarity and that people with greatest need shall be prioritized, and that everyone shall receive dignified care throughout their life. That the rights of the Patient Safety Act actually take effect is a direct consequence of that commitment, which supports the counter-proposal's demand that the supervisory authority reviews its working methods. The plan does not address supervision organization in detail, therefore the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att välfärden ska byggas utifrån solidaritet och att människor med störst behov ska prioriteras, och att alla ska mötas av en värdig vård genom hela livet. Att patientsäkerhetslagens rättigheter faktiskt får genomslag är en direkt följd av det åtagandet, vilket talar för motförslagets krav på att tillsynsmyndigheten ser över sitt arbetssätt. Planen behandlar inte tillsynens organisation i detalj, varför slutsatsen är härledd.
- dignified care throughout lifedecisive»Alla ska mötas av en värdig vård genom hela livet« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall receive dignified care throughout their life”
- needs-based care»Människor med störst behov ska prioriteras.« (party programme ↗)“People with greatest need shall be prioritized.”
- solidarity-based welfare»Välfärden ska byggas utifrån solidaritet, inte marknadslogik.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare shall be built on solidarity, not market logic.”
- strengthened care and support»förbättra vård och omsorg för äldre och stärka resurserna till hemsjukvården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve care and support for the elderly and strengthen resources for home nursing”
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 that quality in healthcare and care be improved and that those who have been victims of crime receive redress and better support.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that quality in healthcare and care be improved and that those who have been victims of crime receive redress and better support. An oversight that actually enables the rights under the patient safety law to take effect is in line with this, especially when complaints are rarely filed by patients and relatives. However, the plan does not address how the oversight authority should work, so the position is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att kvaliteten i vården och omsorgen lyfts och att den som utsatts för brott får upprättelse och bättre stöd. En tillsyn som faktiskt ger patientsäkerhetslagens rättigheter genomslag ligger i linje med det, särskilt när anmälningar sällan görs av patienter och anhöriga. Planen behandlar dock inte tillsynsmyndighetens arbetssätt, varför ställningstagandet är härlett.
- raised quality of caredecisive»Kvaliteten i sjukvården och äldreomsorgen ska lyftas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Quality in healthcare and elderly care shall be improved.”
- strengthened victim perspective»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas. Den som utsatts för brott ska få upprättelse och bättre stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim perspective must be strengthened. Those who have been victims of crime shall receive redress and better support.”
- equivalent quality in welfare»Det som det offentliga finansierar ska vara likvärdigt för alla och med samma goda kvalitet till alla.« (party programme ↗)“What the public finances should be equivalent for all and with the same high quality for all.”
The plan wants supervision to occur in state management based on nationally established quality standards and wants supervision of authorities' exercise of power against individuals to be developed through strong supervisory authorities.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants supervision to occur in state management based on nationally established quality standards and wants supervision of authorities' exercise of power against individuals to be developed through strong supervisory authorities. It also wants the individual's opportunities to assert their rights against authorities to increase. A special assignment to the supervisory authority to review its working methods so that patient safety law rights get through is thus in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill att tillsynen sker i statlig regi utifrån nationellt fastställda kvalitetsnormer och att tillsynen över myndigheters maktutövning mot enskilda utvecklas genom starka tillsynsmyndigheter. Den vill också att den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna ökar. Ett särskilt uppdrag till tillsynsmyndigheten att se över sitt arbetssätt så att patientsäkerhetslagens rättigheter får genomslag ligger därmed i linje med planen.
- strong supervisory authoritiesdecisive»Tillsynen över myndigheternas maktutövning mot enskilda behöver utvecklas genom starka« (party programme ↗)“Supervision of authorities' exercise of power against individuals needs to be developed through strong”
- state supervision according to national standards»Tillsynen ska ske i statlig regi utifrån nationellt fastställda kvalitetsnormer.« (party programme ↗)“Supervision shall occur in state management based on nationally established quality standards.”
- individuals' rights against authorities»Den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's opportunities to assert their rights against authorities must increase.”
- sanctions for serious shortcomings»skyldig till allvarliga brister ska inte ha tillstånd att bedriva verksamhet inom välfärdssektorn.« (party programme ↗)“guilty of serious shortcomings shall not have permission to conduct activities within the welfare sector.”
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 party programme makes evaluation, monitoring and quality control important political tasks and requires care and dignity guarantees that the patient can actually assert.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme makes evaluation, monitoring and quality control important political tasks and requires care and dignity guarantees that the patient can actually assert. If the supervision is unable to enforce the rights of the patient safety law, a mandate to review the supervision's working methods is precisely such a quality control. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Principprogrammet gör utvärdering, uppföljning och kvalitetskontroll till viktiga politiska uppgifter och kräver vård- och värdighetsgarantier som patienten faktiskt kan hävda. Om tillsynen inte förmår ge patientsäkerhetslagens rättigheter genomslag är ett uppdrag att se över tillsynens arbetssätt precis en sådan kvalitetskontroll. Motförslagets krav ligger därför i linje med planen.
- monitoring and quality controldecisive»Politikernas uppgift är i första hand att ta tillvara medborgarnas intresse. Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Politicians' task is first and foremost to look after citizens' interests. Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
- care and dignity guarantees»Vård- och värdighetsgarantier, som grundar sig på etiska prioriteringar, ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Care and dignity guarantees, which are based on ethical priorities, shall exist.”
- protection for malpracticed patients»Ett försäkringssystem ska finnas för medicinskt felbehandlade patienter.« (party programme ↗)“An insurance system shall exist for patients medically malpracticed.”
- trust in care»Alla ska kunna förlita sig på att den vård och omsorg man en dag kommer att behöva då står till förfogande.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to rely on the care and services they may one day need then being available.”
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 drives zero tolerance for honour crimes and wants the criminalization of, among other things, virginity checks to have real effect, and it consistently uses special agency mandates as a tool to ensure that legislation works in practice.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan drives zero tolerance for honour crimes and wants the criminalization of, among other things, virginity checks to have real effect, and it consistently uses special agency mandates as a tool to ensure that legislation works in practice. A special mandate to the supervisory authority to review its working methods so that the law has effect is in line with this method. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.
Original (Swedish)
Planen driver nolltolerans mot hedersbrott och vill att kriminalisering av bland annat oskuldskontroller ska få verkligt genomslag, och den använder genomgående särskilda myndighetsuppdrag som verktyg för att säkra att lagstiftning fungerar i praktiken. Ett särskilt uppdrag till tillsynsmyndigheten att se över sitt arbetssätt så att lagen får effekt ligger i linje med den metoden. Planen ger därför stöd åt motförslagets krav.
- zero tolerance for honour crimesdecisive»Moderaterna vill införa en nolltolerans mot hedersbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants to introduce zero tolerance for honour crimes.”
- criminalized virginity checks»Kriminalisera oskuldskontroller« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Criminalize virginity checks”
- agency mandate for effect»Genomföra en nationell kartläggning av hedersförtryckets utbredning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national mapping of the extent of honour oppression”
- mandate to agency»Ge Brå i uppdrag att kartlägga de kriminella klaner som är aktiva i Sverige idag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) the task of mapping the criminal gangs that are active in Sweden today”
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 demands clear results for every public investment and strengthened possibilities for accountability when public activities fall short, and that national quality requirements in care must not be undercut.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands clear results for every public investment and strengthened possibilities for accountability when public activities fall short, and that national quality requirements in care must not be undercut. The counter-proposal's demand that the supervisory authority receive a specific assignment to review its working methods so that the legislation takes effect aligns with this. The plan does not, however, address supervision's organisation directly, so the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning och stärkta möjligheter till ansvarsutkrävande när den offentliga verksamheten brister, samt att nationella kvalitetskrav i vården inte får underskridas. Motförslagets krav på att tillsynsmyndigheten får ett särskilt uppdrag att se över sitt arbetssätt så att lagstiftningen får effekt ligger i linje med detta. Planen behandlar dock inte tillsynens organisation direkt, varför slutsatsen är härledd.
- national quality requirementsdecisive»Nationella kvalitetskrav inom vård och omsorg måste finnas och får inte underskridas.« (party programme ↗)“National quality requirements within care and services must exist and must not be undercut.”
- results requirements for public services»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”
- accountability»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheter för ansvarsutkrävande när hanteringen av de offentliga resurserna brister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen possibilities for accountability when the management of public resources falls short.”
- patient trust»Man ska känna trygghet och tillit till vårdgivaren.« (party programme ↗)“One shall feel security and trust in the care provider.”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:JuU3)
- Committee report full text (HD01JuU3)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:123 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:189 Kriminalisering av oskuldskontroller, oskuldsintyg och oskuldsingrepp av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:2793 — Kriminalisering av underlåtenhet att avslöja äktenskapstvång och barnäktenskapsbrott av Lawen Redar (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2834 — Ett jämställt samhälle av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:3645 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Proposition 2024/25:189 — Kriminalisering av oskuldskontroller, oskuldsintyg och oskuldsingrepp
Source: The Swedish Parliament