2025-05-202024/25:JuU29 · p.3JuUJustice
Exposure of Decision-makers' Names
Ability to omit decision-makers' names from official notifications
What's at stake: The decision affects how exposed public employees who make decisions, such as caseworkers, are to being tracked down and targeted with threats or harassment via their name, and whether the same protection police employees already have against organized crime should extend to more professions.
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 protection against being named and tracked down should stop at the explicit support for omitting decision-makers' names from notifications, or whether the government should also investigate extending to more public employees the same option to use an identifier other than their name that already applies to police employees against organized crime.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee has endorsed the bill's provision giving explicit support for omitting decision-makers' names from notifications and considers this sufficient to strengthen protection on this point, and therefore rejects the motion calling for a broader inquiry.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (C)
The reservation (C) wants the government to investigate how more public employees can get the same protection against organized crime that police employees received through the rules introduced in April 2024, arguing that the support for omitting names from notifications is not enough since the party can approach the authority directly and learn the name, which in turn gives access to other personal information via search services.
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 2 by C.
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: LLiberalerna
Ja 267–21Ja 256–32
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 | Yes 18/0/0/6 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 88/0/0/18 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 16/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 11/0/0/5 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: medium | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 17/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 56/0/0/12 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 60/0/0/12 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects motion 2024/25:3370 by Ulrika Liljeberg et al. (C) demand 2.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2024/25:3370 av Ulrika Liljeberg m.fl. (C) yrkande 2.
Riksdag decision: Protection of public employees against, among other things, threats and violence is to be strengthened. Parliament approved the government's proposal on this. The proposal includes, among other things, measures such as increasing penalties and introducing the new crime of insult against a public official. Explicit support is also to be introduced for omitting decision-makers' names in written notifications of decisions in certain cases. The law changes enter into force on 2 July 2025.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants more public employees to receive the same identity protection against organized crime as police officers. (C) — Reservation 2
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 establishes that no one should be subjected to crime and that everyone has the right to protection of their personal integrity, and that there is a need for regulation that ensures serious workplace safety work at all workplaces.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that no one should be subjected to crime and that everyone has the right to protection of their personal integrity, and that there is a need for regulation that ensures serious workplace safety work at all workplaces. Investigating how more public employees can receive the same protection against organized crime as police employees follows from these commitments. The plan does not address the question of personal information in intelligence reports.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att ingen ska behöva utsättas för brott och att alla har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet, samt att det behövs regelverk som säkrar ett seriöst arbetsmiljöarbete på alla arbetsplatser. Att utreda hur fler offentliganställda kan få samma skydd mot organiserad brottslighet som polisanställda följer av dessa åtaganden. Planen behandlar inte frågan om namnuppgifter i underrättelser.
- no one should be subjected to crimedecisive»Ingen människa ska behöva utsättas för brott.« (party programme ↗)“No human being should have to be subjected to crime.”
- protection of personal integrity»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
- regulation for serious workplace environment»Det behövs regelverk och strukturer som säkrar ett seriöst« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for regulation and structures that ensure serious”
- resources against organized crime»socialtjänst och andra aktörer är viktiga i det arbetet.« (party programme ↗)“social services and other actors are important in that work.”
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 wants to strike hard against the organisation of organised crime and mobilise society's full force against the criminal.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto wants to strike hard against the organisation of organised crime and mobilise society's full force against the criminal. Investigating how more public employees can get the same protection lies directly in that line. The party programme sees it as society's absolute duty to protect individuals who are intimidated into silence. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill slå hårt mot den organiserade brottslighetens organisation och mobilisera samhällets fulla kraft mot de kriminella. Att utreda hur fler offentliganställda kan få samma skydd ligger direkt i den linjen. Partiprogrammet ser det som samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda enskilda som skräms till tystnad. Planen stöder därför motförslagets krav.
- strike against organised crimedecisive»Slå hårt mot den organiserade brottslighetens finansiering och organisation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strike hard against the financing and organisation of organised crime.”
- protection against threats and silencing»över nätet och försöker skrämma enskilda personer, journalister och politiker till tystnad.« (party programme ↗)“over the internet and try to intimidate individuals, journalists and politicians into silence.”
- protection of personal integrity»Det är samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“It is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity”
- mobilise against criminals»Samhällets fulla kraft ska mobiliseras för att trycka tillbaka de kriminella, kapa återväxten in i kriminaliteten och öka tryggheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's full force shall be mobilised to push back the criminals, cut off new criminal recruitment and increase security.”
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 describes serious organized crime as a threat to democracy and people's freedom, and the election manifesto wants to make it expensive, difficult and troublesome to be criminal.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme describes serious organized crime as a threat to democracy and people's freedom, and the election manifesto wants to make it expensive, difficult and troublesome to be criminal. Investigating better protection for more public employees aligns with this, even though the plan at the same time cherishes the public access principle and therefore does not express views on name confidentiality.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet beskriver den grova organiserade brottsligheten som ett hot mot demokratin och människors frihet, och valmanifestet vill göra det dyrt, jobbigt och svårt att vara kriminell. Att utreda ett bättre skydd för fler offentliganställda ligger i linje med det, även om planen samtidigt värnar offentlighetsprincipen och därför inte uttalar sig om just namnsekretess.
- threat to democracydecisive»Den grova organiserade brottsligheten utgör ett hot mot demokratin och människors frihet.« (party programme ↗)“Serious organized crime constitutes a threat to democracy and people's freedom.”
- make organized crime more difficult»Det ska vara dyrt, jobbigt och svårt att vara kriminell.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall be expensive, difficult and troublesome to be criminal.”
- cherished public access principle»Offentlighetsprincipen och meddelarfriheten måste värnas och stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“The public access principle and the right to disclose wrongdoing must be cherished and strengthened.”
- protection of privacy»Vi vill värna människors rätt till integritet och privatliv.« (party programme ↗)“We want to cherish people's right to integrity and privacy.”
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 explicitly commits to strengthening protection for persons active in, among other things, public administration against hatred, threats and harassment.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly commits to strengthening protection for persons active in, among other things, public administration against hatred, threats and harassment. The counter-proposal's demand for an investigation into how more public employees can receive the same protection against organized crime as police officers is precisely a measure in that direction. The plan also does not want to give in to gangs and values protection for persons with protected identity.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet åtar sig uttryckligen att stärka skyddet för personer verksamma i bland annat offentlig förvaltning mot hat, hot och trakasserier. Motförslagets krav på en utredning om hur fler offentliganställda kan få samma skydd mot organiserad brottslighet som polisanställda är precis en åtgärd i den riktningen. Planen vill dessutom inte vika sig för gängen och värnar skyddet för personer med skyddad identitet.
- strengthened protection for public employeesdecisive»Hat, hot, trakasserier och våld riktade mot demokratibärande institutioner måste upphöra. Vi ska stärka skyddet för personer verksamma bland annat i media, religiösa samfund och offentlig förvaltning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Hatred, threats, harassment and violence directed at democracy-bearing institutions must stop. We shall strengthen protection for persons active in, among other things, media, religious congregations and public administration.”
- action against gang crime»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society should not give way to gangs.”
- protection for protected identity»stärka skyddet för familjer med skyddad identitet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen protection for families with protected identity”
- personal integrity»Respekten för den enskildes personliga integritet är en grundsten i varje demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the individual's personal integrity is a cornerstone of every democracy.”
The election manifesto explicitly requires that social workers and other public employees be protected against persecution and harassment, and states that much more must be done against extremist and criminal forces.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly requires that social workers and other public employees be protected against persecution and harassment, and states that much more must be done against extremist and criminal forces. The plan also wants witnesses to be given effective protection and the individual's integrity to be strengthened. To investigate how more public employees can be given police employees' protection is thus in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver uttryckligen att socialsekreterare och andra offentliganställda skyddas mot förföljelse och utsatthet, och konstaterar att mycket mer måste göras mot extremistiska och kriminella krafter. Planen vill också att vittnen ges ett effektivt skydd och att den enskildes integritet stärks. Att utreda hur fler offentliganställda kan få polisanställdas skydd ligger därmed i linje med planen.
- protection for public employeesdecisive»Socialsekreterare och andra offentliganställda ska skyddas mot förföljelse och utsatthet genom att ett nytt brott – tjänstemannaförföljelse – införs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social workers and other public employees shall be protected against persecution and harassment by introducing a new crime – public official persecution.”
- effective protection for witnesses»Vittnen ska ha rätt till ett effektivt skydd samtidigt som tilltalade på ett rättssäkert sätt ska kunna« (party programme ↗)“Witnesses shall have the right to effective protection while the accused in a legally secure manner can”
- strengthened integrity protection»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection for the individual's integrity shall be strengthened.”
- the value of the principle of public access»Offentlighetsprincipen har en grundläggande betydelse för att förankra och fördjupa folkstyret,« (party programme ↗)“The principle of public access has fundamental significance for anchoring and deepening democracy,”
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 election manifesto assumes that criminal gangs' power means that people do not dare come forward, and responds with anonymous witnesses as protection.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto assumes that criminal gangs' power means that people do not dare come forward, and responds with anonymous witnesses as protection. The same logic supports the counter-proposal's demand to investigate how more public employees can be protected against organized crime. The plan also gives personal integrity strong protection in the government's handling of personal data.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet utgår från att de kriminella gängens makt gör att människor inte vågar träda fram, och svarar med anonyma vittnen som skydd. Samma logik bär motförslagets krav på att utreda hur fler offentliganställda kan skyddas mot organiserad brottslighet. Planen ger dessutom den personliga integriteten ett starkt skydd vid det offentligas hantering av personuppgifter.
- protection against gang pressuredecisive»Inför anonyma vittnen. Det finns i flera andra länder och har bidragit till fler fällande domar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce anonymous witnesses. It exists in several other countries and has contributed to more convictions.”
- gangs' power over individuals»Människor vågar inte vittna och knarkhandel sker öppet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People do not dare testify and drug dealing happens openly.”
- protection of personal data»grundlagsskydd och det offentliga måste tillämpa stor försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten vid hantering av personuppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“constitutional protection and the public must apply great caution and respect for personal integrity in handling personal data.”
- security through the rule of law»en fri och oberoende rättskipning ger trygghet för personlig integritet och egendom.« (party programme ↗)“an independent and impartial administration of justice provides security for personal integrity and property.”
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 expand criminal law protection for public employees beyond the police, among other things through a new criminal offence for violence against school staff and long sentences for violence against police.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to expand criminal law protection for public employees beyond the police, among other things through a new criminal offence for violence against school staff and long sentences for violence against police. The party programme states zero tolerance for all types of threats and violence against our legal order. Investigating how more public employees can get the same protection against organized crime as police employees is therefore in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill utvidga det straffrättsliga skyddet för offentliganställda utöver polisen, bland annat genom en ny brottsrubricering för våld mot skolpersonal och långa straff för våld mot poliser. Partiprogrammet slår fast nolltolerans mot alla typer av hot och våld mot vår rättsordning. Att utreda hur fler offentliganställda kan få samma skydd mot organiserad brottslighet som polisanställda ligger därför i linje med planen.
- protection for public employeesdecisive»Införa våld mot skolpersonal som ny brottsrubricering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce violence against school staff as a new criminal offence”
- protection for police»Se till att våld mot poliser alltid leder till långa fängelsestraff« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that violence against police always leads to long prison sentences”
- protection against pressure»Stärka skyddet för vittnen och brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen protection for witnesses and crime victims”
- zero tolerance for threats»nolltolerans mot alla typer av hot och våld« (party programme ↗)“zero tolerance for all types of threats and violence”
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 requires strengthened protection against threats, harassment and violence for police officers and their families and wants to counteract the grip of clans and organized crime on the public sector.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires strengthened protection against threats, harassment and violence for police officers and their families and wants to counteract the grip of clans and organized crime on the public sector. To investigate how more public employees can receive the same protection against organized crime as police employees follows that line. The plan does not mention intelligence about decision-makers' names, so the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver stärkt skydd mot hot, trakasserier och våld för poliser och deras familjer och vill motverka klanernas och den organiserade brottslighetens grepp om det offentliga. Att utreda hur fler offentliganställda kan få samma skydd mot organiserad brottslighet som polisanställda följer den linjen. Planen nämner inte just underrättelser om beslutsfattares namn, så slutsatsen är härledd.
- protection against threats and violencedecisive»Polisers trygghet måste också förbättras genom stärkt skydd mot hot, trakasserier och våld.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police officers' security must also be improved through strengthened protection against threats, harassment and violence.”
- security for officials»Skapa trygghet och säkerhet för poliser och deras familjer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create security and safety for police officers and their families”
- protect the public sector against clans»Motverka klanernas makt, både inom det offentliga och inom civilsamhället« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Counteract the power of clans, both within the public sector and within civil society”
- tools against organized crime»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the justice system resources and tools to combat gangs”
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 (2024/25:JuU29)
- Committee report full text (HC01JuU29)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:2233 — Hat, hot och våld mot offentliganställda av Johanna Rantsi (M)
- Motion 2024/25:3370 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:141 Ett starkare skydd för offentliganställda mot våld, hot och trakasserier m.m. av Ulrika Liljeberg m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2024/25:3381 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:141 Ett starkare skydd för offentliganställda mot våld, hot och trakasserier m.m. av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2024/25:141 — Ett starkare skydd för offentliganställda mot våld, hot och trakasserier m.m.
Source: The Swedish Parliament