Improved community care for children and young people

The plan requires that the best interests of the child guide in every situation, that the social services be strengthened for child protection and that reforms be based on proposals that prove effective when implemented. That quickly proceed with the inquiry's proposals on children and young people in public care, against a background of shortcomings in registration and follow-up, follows from these commitments. Individual proposals are not tested in the plan.

• best interests of the childdecisive»principen att i varje läge se till barnets« (party programme ↗)“the principle that in every situation see to the child's”
• strengthened child protection»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter, ge skolan bättre resurser för att stödja elever som behöver det för att klara betygen och förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Provide children and young people with opportunities for municipality-supported leisure activities, give schools better resources to support students who need it to meet grade requirements and strengthen the social services with sufficient resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection.”
• reforms that work in practice»förslag som visar sig effektiva och rättvisa den dag de genomförs.« (party programme ↗)“proposals that prove effective and just when they are implemented.”
• stronger children's rights»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“Development toward stronger rights for children is one of the progressive”

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's commitment is that social services are strengthened to reach children in time, that social services become more numerous and far-reaching and that all children have good role models instead of being surrounded by criminals. Promptly advancing the investigation's proposal with legislation for children in state care is an application of this, when oversight has shown shortcomings in suitability assessments and follow-up. The pace of preparation as such is not addressed in the plan.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthening social services is central to reaching young people in time.”
• far-reaching social services»Vi vill se fler och mer långtgående sociala insatser och föräldrar ska vara skyldiga att medverka när deras barn behöver socialtjänstens åtgärder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more and more far-reaching social services and parents should be obliged to participate when their children need social services measures.”
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as foundation»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
• children away from criminal environments»Alla barn ska ha goda förebilder – inte omges av kriminella.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All children shall have good role models – not be surrounded by criminals.”

The party programme requires that children's legal protection is strengthened, that children in need of special support receive adequate help early and that all activities are under supervision that ultimately can stop what does not meet standards. Shortcomings in registration, suitability assessment and monitoring in social care are precisely what the plan wants to counter, which is why bills implementing the inquiry's proposals are supported.

• strengthened legal protection for childrendecisive»Barnets rättstrygghet måste stärkas om det finns misstankar om våld eller sexuella övergrepp.« (party programme ↗)“Children's legal protection must be strengthened if there are suspicions of violence or sexual abuse.”
• early and adequate interventions»Barn i behov av särskilt stöd ska uppmärksammas och ges adekvat hjälp av bland annat skola, socialtjänst och sjukvård så tidigt som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Children in need of special support should be identified and given adequate help from school, social services and healthcare among others as early as possible.”
• strong public oversight»All verksamhet ska vara underställd tillsyn av en offentlig myndighet som ytterst ska kunna stoppa verksamhet som inte håller måttet.« (party programme ↗)“All activities should be subject to oversight by a public agency that ultimately should be able to stop activities that do not meet standards.”
• support for children in social care»Vi vill särskilt satsa på stöd till barn i familjer där det förekommer våld, missbruk eller psykisk ohälsa.« (party programme ↗)“We especially want to invest in support for children in families where violence, abuse or mental illness occurs.”

The party programme makes children's rights and perspective decisive for society's actors and requires unconditional protection against violence and degradation within and outside the home. The election manifesto promises action against violence toward children. Swiftly proceeding with legislative proposals that correct deficiencies in registration, suitability assessment and follow-up in social care follows from these commitments, even though social care is not specifically mentioned.

• children's rights centraldecisive»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Society's actors shall adopt the perspective of the individual. Of utmost importance are then children's rights and perspective.”
• unconditional protection for children»villkorslöst skydd mot våld och förnedring inom och utom hemmet« (party programme ↗)“unconditional protection against violence and degradation within and outside the home”
• action against violence to children»Sverige behöver fler poliser, hårdare straff och bättre förebyggande insatser — med krafttag mot såväl gängbrottslighet, våld mot barn och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs more police, stricter penalties and better preventive measures — with action against both gang crime, violence against children and men's violence against women.”
• child's right to be seen»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“Particularly important is to safeguard every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”

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 establishes that the public's responsibility is particularly great for placed children, that their rights and freedoms shall be clearly specified in law and that the quality of youth care shall be improved with individual follow-up. The counter-proposal's requirement that we quickly proceed with legislative proposals addressing shortcomings in registration, appropriateness assessment and follow-up follows from that. The plan also wants foster families to receive training and support.

• public responsibility for placed childrendecisive»Det offentligas ansvar är särskilt stort för de barn som placerats från sina föräldrar.« (party programme ↗)“The public's responsibility is particularly great for the children who have been placed away from their parents.”
• legally established rights for the placed»angivna i lagen, och placerade barn ska ha rätt att få information.« (party programme ↗)“specified in law, and placed children shall have the right to receive information.”
• individual follow-up in youth care»förbättras och alla intagna garanteras individuell uppföljning.« (party programme ↗)“improved and all inmates guaranteed individual follow-up.”
• support to foster families»få utbildning och stöd för att klara sitt uppdrag.« (party programme ↗)“receive training and support to manage their task.”

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 children have the right to a safe growing-up environment and that the public has the ultimate responsibility for providing special care when needed, and makes evaluation and quality control an important political task. The election manifesto prioritizes better care for vulnerable. Quickly pursuing the investigation's proposal on children and youth in social care follows from these commitments.

• safe growing-up environmentdecisive»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a safe growing-up environment.”
• public ultimate responsibility»det offentliga stödja de frivilliga krafterna och ha det yttersta ansvaret« (party programme ↗)“the public support the voluntary forces and hold the ultimate responsibility”
• better care for vulnerable»BÄTTRE OMSORG FÖR UTSATTA« (2022 manifesto ↗)“BETTER CARE FOR VULNERABLE”
• follow-up and quality control»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost tracking and quality control are therefore important political”

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 is based on more children being taken into care according to LVU and placed young people receiving better conditions, as part of over 50 reforms for social services, schools and substance abuse care. To promptly advance proposals on children and young people in public care with legislation serves the same goal. The plan does not, however, take a position on the specific investigation's proposals, which is why the support is derived.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»Moderaterna vill därför genomföra det största brottsförebyggande reformpaketet i modern tid. Det handlar om över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party therefore wants to implement the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times. It concerns over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and substance abuse care.”
• better conditions for placed youth»Se till att placerade ungdomar ges bättre utbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that placed young people receive better education”
• more care placements»Säkerställa att fler omhändertas enligt LVU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more children are taken into care according to LVU”
• children's development first»Samhällets viktigaste investering för framtiden är barns utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“Society's most important investment for the future is children's development.”

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 the process around placed children needs to be upgraded and quality-assured and that children taken into care should be able to rely on society's care. To promptly advance the investigation's proposals with legislation, against the background of shortcomings in registration, suitability assessment and follow-up, is precisely what the plan requires. The plan also requires increased quality and legal certainty in investigations about children.

• quality-assured placementsdecisive»Det finns ett stort behov av att processen kring placerade barn uppgraderas och kvalitetssäkras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a great need for the process around placed children to be upgraded and quality-assured.”
• secure societal care»Barn och unga som blir omhändertagna ska kunna lita på samhällets vård och nå en bättre tillvaro.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children and young people who are taken into care should be able to rely on society's care and achieve a better existence.”
• legal certainty for children»Öka kvalité och rättssäkerhet i utredningar om barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase quality and legal certainty in investigations about children”
• increased competence regarding children»Det behövs också kunskapshöjande åtgärder för alla som arbetar med barn och unga och familjerättsliga frågor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Knowledge-raising measures are also needed for all those working with children and young people and family law matters.”

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