Strengthened Registry Checks

The plan gives schools a broad mandate to support and protect every child and demands action against violence and violations against children, which speaks for tightening the screening of those who work with children right now. The plan also values personal integrity, which calls for caution but does not outweigh children's protection in this matter. The committee's reasoning is procedural—that an inquiry is underway—and the plan says nothing about procedural order.

• protection of children from abusedecisive»I ett tryggt samhälle tar vi krafttag mot våld, hedersförtryck och sexuella kränkningar mot kvinnor, barn och hbtqi-personer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a safe society we take action against violence, honour-based oppression and sexual violations against women, children and LGBTQI people.”
• prevent crime»Ingen människa ska behöva utsättas för brott.« (party programme ↗)“No person shall have to suffer a crime.”
• schools' broad responsibility for children»Vi vill se en skola med ett brett uppdrag« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a school with a broad mandate”
• personal integrity»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“has the right to protection of their personal integrity.”

The plan requires order and safety in schools and that all children must be surrounded by good role models, not by criminals. It also wants to take strong action against sexual offences and abuse. Tightening registry checks so that unsuitable persons do not continue to work with children follows from these commitments, even though the plan does not mention the disclosure registry.

• safety in schooldecisive»Studiero och trygghet i skolorna.« (party programme ↗)“Order and safety in schools.”
• good role models for children»Alla barn ska ha goda förebilder – inte omges av kriminella.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All children should have good role models – not be surrounded by criminals.”
• strong action against sexual offences»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strong action to stop honour-related violence, sexual offences and men's violence against women.”
• regulated school staff»Goda villkor för anställda i förskola och skola.« (party programme ↗)“Good conditions for employees in pre-school and school.”

The plan's crucial commitment is that the child's best interest shall be decisive in decisions concerning children and that school shall be a safe place. The counter-proposal wants to tighten register checks now so unsuitable persons cannot continue to work with children in another school, which follows from that commitment. The plan also seeks increased information sharing between school and authorities to protect children, while balancing the interest in privacy.

• the child's best interest decisivedecisive»Barnkonventionen är svensk lag och barnets bästa ska alltid vara avgörande när beslut fattas kring barn.« (party programme ↗)“The Convention on the Rights of the Child is Swedish law and the child's best interest shall always be decisive when decisions are made about children.”
• safe school for all students»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats som aktivt förebygger psykisk ohälsa och motverkar mobbning.« (party programme ↗)“School shall be a safe place that actively prevents mental ill-being and counteracts bullying.”
• information sharing protects children»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ease secrecy between community police, school, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in prevention work.”
• protection weighed against privacy»Staten har ansvar både för att skydda människor från brott och för att respektera människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“The state has responsibility both to protect people from crime and to respect people's personal integrity.”

The plan requires that school shall be a safe place and that every child has unconditional protection from violence and humiliation. The election manifesto additionally wants to explicitly sharpen oversight of schools and their owners. Strengthening register checks now so that unsuitable people do not continue to work with children follows directly from these commitments.

• safe school environmentdecisive»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall be a safe place”
• unconditional child protection»villkorslöst skydd mot våld och förnedring inom och utom hemmet« (party programme ↗)“unconditional protection from violence and humiliation inside and outside the home”
• sharpened school oversight»vi vill skärpa tillsynen av skolor och deras ägare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“we want to sharpen oversight of schools and their owners”
• every child's right»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 protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”

The plan requires the public to actively prevent unsuitable persons from working with vulnerable people and requires that schools in a targeted manner prevent abusive treatment. To sharpen register checks immediately, so that unsuitable teachers cannot move to another school, follows from that commitment. The plan gives no support for delaying protection of children.

• prevent unsuitable professionalsdecisive»Det offentliga ska också aktivt förebygga att olämpliga personer arbetar inom insatser till personer med funktionsnedsättning.« (party programme ↗)“The public shall also actively prevent unsuitable persons from working in services to people with disabilities.”
• safe school environment»Vuxna i skolan har ansvar att ingripa mot mobbning. Skolan måste arbeta målmedvetet med att förebygga och förhindra kränkande behandling.« (party programme ↗)“Adults in school have responsibility to intervene against bullying. Schools must work in a targeted manner to prevent and stop abusive treatment.”
• teacher certification as quality guarantee»Läraryrkets ställning och kvalitet upprätthålls med hjälp av lärarlegitimationen.« (party programme ↗)“The teaching profession's standing and quality is maintained with the help of teacher certification.”
• safety for all students»Flickor och pojkar ska alltid känna sig trygga i skolan och aldrig begränsas av sitt kön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Girls and boys shall always feel safe in school and never be restricted by their sex.”

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 places the child's right to a secure growing-up environment and school safety first and requires that demeaning treatment is strongly opposed. That people who have shown themselves unsuitable to work with children can continue in another school is incompatible with that commitment, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for strengthened background checks even now. The plan does not state a position on the procedure.

• secure growing-up environmentdecisive»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a secure growing-up environment.”
• protection against bullying in school»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bullying and other demeaning treatment must be strongly opposed.”
• security and order in school»Det är viktigt att skolans arbetsmiljö genomsyras av trygghet, arbetsro och god ordning.« (party programme ↗)“It is important that school's working environment is permeated by security, work peace and good order.”
• the child convention as foundation»Insatser för att stödja barn och ungdomar ska ske med utgångspunkt i FN:s barnkonvention« (party programme ↗)“Efforts to support children and young people shall be based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child”

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 consistent line is that information about unsuitable adults should reach those responsible and that no obstacles should stand in the way of protecting children. It also gives the state a sharp supervisory responsibility over schools, with the right to inspect and close operations that fail. The counter-proposal's demand for stricter background checks already now is in line with this.

• information should reach those responsibledecisive»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all confidentiality barriers between social services and police”
• protection of children's rights»att säkerställa rättigheterna för barn och andra som inte kan« (party programme ↗)“to ensure the rights of children and others who cannot”
• strict state school supervision»Ge Skolinspektionen i särskilt uppdrag att granska och stänga skolor som kan misstänkas främja radikalisering och segregation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the School Inspectorate a special assignment to inspect and close schools that can be suspected of promoting radicalization and segregation”
• 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 plan makes school a safe place for students and staff with zero tolerance for violence and insecurity, and requires that schools and the justice system are given the ability to intervene early. Sharpening the register check so that people who have shown themselves to be unsuitable to work with children cannot continue in other schools follows directly from this and from the fact that the child's best interest should always be considered. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement for tightening already now.

• safe schooldecisive»Skolan ska göras till en trygg plats för elever och personal, som skapar normer för sammanhållning mellan människor och som fokuserar på kunskap och bildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School should be made a safe place for students and staff, which creates norms for cohesion between people and which focuses on knowledge and education.”
• zero tolerance at school»Förbättra arbetsmiljön genom att införa nolltolerans mot våld och otrygghet i skolan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve the working environment by introducing zero tolerance for violence and insecurity at school”
• early interventions»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and the justice system the ability to intervene more firmly at an early stage”
• the child's best interest»Att barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That the child's best interest should always be considered”

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.