Impact assessments etc. in the legislative process

The plan carries an explicit commitment to realizing the Children's Convention and a strong confidence in young people's ability to make independent decisions. To invite children and young people to reference groups, expert councils and consultations and to include them in impact analyses is a direct application of that. The plan moreover emphasizes that there is need for ample space for popular democratic processes before decisions.

• confidence in young people's judgmentdecisive»Vi har ett starkt förtroende för unga människors förmåga att fatta« (party programme ↗)“We have strong confidence in young people's ability to make”
• stronger children's rights»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“Development towards stronger children's rights is one of the progressive”
• broad democratic processes»Det behövs gott om utrymmen för folkliga politiska« (party programme ↗)“There is need for ample space for popular political”

The plan means that participation in democracy far beyond voting rights is a strength for every country and wants to see vibrant popular movements and associational life that particularly supports children and young people. That children and young people's experiences be systematically collected in investigations, consultations and impact analyses is an application of that principle. However, the plan does not address the forms of the legislative process, so the conclusion is weakly supported.

• broad democratic participationdecisive»engagerade långt utöver att utöva sin rösträtt, är en styrka för varje land.« (party programme ↗)“engaged far beyond exercising their voting rights, is a strength for every country.”
• support for children and young people»Livskraftigt föreningsliv som särskilt stöttar barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Vibrant associational life that particularly supports children and young people.”
• popular movements' role»Livskraftiga folkrörelser för att hålla ihop samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Vibrant popular movements to hold society together.”

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 are active co-creators of society and not passive recipients, and that the Convention on the Rights of the Child is Swedish law with the best interests of the child as decisive. To systematically gather children's and young people's experiences in investigations, consultations and impact analyses is the practical consequence of that commitment. The plan also generally wants to broaden young people's influence over political decisions.

• children as co-creatorsdecisive»Barn är aktiva medskapare av samhället och ska inte ses som passiva mottagare av det« (party programme ↗)“Children are active co-creators of society and shall not be seen as passive recipients of it”
• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as law»Barnkonventionen är svensk lag och barnets bästa« (party programme ↗)“The Convention on the Rights of the Child is Swedish law and the best interests of the child”
• young people's influence shall increase»Vi anser att utvecklingen ska fortsätta och att rösträttsåldern ska sänkas« (party programme ↗)“We believe that development should continue and that the voting age should be lowered”
• strengthened public influence»Vi i Miljöpartiet arbetar för att stärka och utveckla det medborgerliga inflytandet.« (party programme ↗)“We in the Greens work to strengthen and develop public influence.”

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 says nothing about impact assessments as such, but it establishes that society's actors shall adopt the individual's perspective and that children's rights and perspective are of greatest importance. That children and young people are heard in consultations, expert advice and impact analyses is a direct application of that principle, as is the commitment that decisions be taken close to those affected. But the evidence is principled rather than concrete.

• child perspective in decisionsdecisive»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Society's actors must adopt the individual's perspective. Of greatest importance is then children's rights and perspective.”
• every 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 ↗)“It is especially important to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• decisions close to those affected»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should get to decide more themselves, and political decisions should be taken close to those affected.”
• develop democracy further»Den liberala demokratin får aldrig tas för given. Den ska vårdas, värnas och vidareutvecklas — idag och för kommande generationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Liberal democracy must never be taken for granted. It must be cared for, protected and developed — today and for coming generations.”

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 children and young people have the right to be respected as individuals and that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as Swedish law clarifies their rights. It also wants to see more opportunities to follow the political process and systematic citizen dialogue. That children and young people be invited to expert councils, consultations, and impact analyses is a direct application of these commitments.

• children as their own rights-holdersdecisive»Barn och ungdomar har rätt att respekteras som individer och i takt med åldern få ta ett ökande ansvar för sin egen tillvaro.« (party programme ↗)“Children and young people have the right to be respected as individuals and as they age to take increasing responsibility for their own lives.”
• the convention as law»Genom att FN:s barnkonvention införlivats i svensk lag tydliggörs barns och ungas rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“By incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law, children's and young people's rights are clarified.”
• increased influence in decision-making»Det behövs fler möjligheter att följa den politiska processen och påverka beslutsfattandet.« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for more opportunities to follow the political process and influence decision-making.”
• systematic citizen dialogue»En systematisk medborgardialog bidrar till att medborgarnas kunskaper och intresse tas tillvara även mellan valen.« (party programme ↗)“Systematic citizen dialogue helps ensure that citizens' knowledge and interest are utilized even between elections.”

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 explicitly states that in the political system one must listen to and consider the views of young people when decisions are made, especially those without voting rights, and that children's and youth associations are a channel for gathering these views. The counter-proposal's requirement for reference groups, consultation lists and impact analyses that include children and young people is a direct application. The best interests of the child must also come first.

• young people's views in decision-makingdecisive»I det politiska systemet måste man lyssna på och beakta ungdomars synpunkter när beslut« (party programme ↗)“In the political system, one must listen to and consider young people's views when decisions”
• young people shall be heard»Detta understryker betydelsen av att ungdomar får komma till tals i det politiska« (party programme ↗)“This underscores the importance of young people being heard in the political”
• associations as a channel for young people»Kanaler som kan användas för att inhämta ungdomars synpunkter kan vara föreningar som« (party programme ↗)“Channels that can be used to gather young people's views can be associations such as”
• the best interests of the child first»barnkonvention stadgar att barnets bästa ska komma i främsta rummet.« (party programme ↗)“Convention on the rights of the child stipulates that the best interests of the child shall come first.”

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 addresses neither the consultation procedure nor the content of impact assessments. The closest commitments are shorter processing times and significantly reduced red tape and bureaucracy, which argues against expanding consultation lists and establishing new mandatory consultation steps in the legislative process. The position is derived and uncertain.

• shorter processing timesdecisive»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten the authorities' processing times through a maximum time limit”
• reduced red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of red tape”
• less bureaucracy»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, among other things by countering overimplementation in Sweden of EU decisions”

The plan establishes that the best interests of the child must always be considered and is positive about young people being given real influence as part of democratic education. The counter-proposal's demands that children and young people be heard in expert consultations, consultation procedures and impact analyses align with these commitments. The plan's demands for a minimum of bureaucracy simultaneously speak against overly developed processes, which is why support is weak.

• child's best interests considereddecisive»Att barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That the best interests of the child must always be considered”
• young people's democratic participation»Sverigedemokraterna är positiva till att eleverna ges möjlighet till medbestämmande – ett reellt inflytande – på skolan, inte minst som ett led i att träna eleverna i demokratiska arbetssätt och demokratiskt tänkande.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats are positive about students being given the opportunity to participate in decision-making – real influence – at school, not least as part of training students in democratic methods and democratic thinking.”
• broadened democratic participation»Möjligheterna att stärka inslag av direktdemokrati ska utgöra ett komplement till den representativa demokratin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Opportunities to strengthen elements of direct democracy should form a complement to representative democracy.”
• minimum of bureaucracy»Centralt för partiet är att respekt för skattebetalarnas pengar och strävan efter ett minimum av byråkrati skall genomsyra all offentlig verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Central to the party is that respect for taxpayers' money and a striving for a minimum of bureaucracy shall permeate all public activities.”

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.