Civil duty

The plan says nothing about how civil service within the fire service should be organised. The closest underlying principle is that local self-government has inherent value, that decisions should be made close to the citizens and that public services should function throughout the country. Local recruitment and placement of those in civil service follow that principle and strengthen the local fire service.

• local self-governmentdecisive»Det kommunala självstyret är en betydelsefull del av den svenska demokratin.« (party programme ↗)“Local self-government is a meaningful part of Swedish democracy.”
• services throughout the country»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“Schools, healthcare, care and other services need to function everywhere.”
• broad total defence»Vi vill se ett modernt totalförsvar byggt på allmän värnplikt, med en bred förmåga att möta olika former av kriser Sverige kan ställas inför.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a modern total defence built on universal conscription, with a broad ability to meet various forms of crises Sweden may face.”
• local base in smaller places»Äldreomsorg, förskola, skola och matbutik behöver finnas på fler mindre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care for the elderly, preschool, school and shops need to exist in more smaller places.”

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 aims to build national defence with expanded civil service and strengthen civil emergency preparedness, which requires that rescue services can actually be staffed across the country. Local recruitment, training and placement of those with civil service obligations strengthen the local basis that volunteer fire brigades depend on. However, the plan does not specify how civil service would be organized.

• expanded civil service obligationdecisive»Svenskt folkförsvar med utbyggd värn- och civilplikt.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish national defence with expanded military and civil service obligation.”
• strengthened civil defence»Rusta upp det civila försvaret.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil defence.”
• services and preparedness in the entire country»God tillgång till samhällets service i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Good access to public services throughout the country.”

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 decentralisation and that decisions should be made as close to those affected as possible, which suggests that those doing civilian service in the rescue service are recruited, trained and placed locally rather than centrally. The plan also wants to expand the duty with a civilian service to strengthen society's resilience, making recruitment to the part-time fire brigade important. The form of recruitment is not, however, directly addressed.

• decisions close to peopledecisive»Därför bör beslut tas så nära människor som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“Therefore decisions should be made as close to people as possible”
• decentralisation»Decentralisering skapar motvikt till maktkoncentration.« (party programme ↗)“Decentralisation creates a counterweight to the concentration of power.”
• civilian service strengthens resilience»Värnplikten ska kompletteras med en civilplikt för att stärka samhällets motståndskraft« (party programme ↗)“Military service shall be complemented with civilian service to strengthen society's resilience”
• civilian service»införa en civiltjänstgöring som komplement till värnplikten för att ge fler den kunskap och träning som behövs i kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce civilian service as a complement to military service to give more people the knowledge and training needed in a crisis.”

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.

Decentralization is a core principle in the plan: power should be moved closer to people's daily lives and decisions made near those affected. That civil conscripts in rescue services are recruited, trained and placed locally instead of through a central function follows from that principle and simultaneously strengthens the civil preparedness that the plan wants to equip. The plan however does not mention civil conscription as such.

• decentralization of decisionsdecisive»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should be able to decide more themselves, and political decisions should be made near those affected.”
• power near daily life»Decentralisering handlar om att flytta makten närmare människors vardag.« (party programme ↗)“Decentralization is about moving power closer to people's daily lives.”
• equip civil preparedness»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defense is also vital. We must equip civil defense and society's preparedness in the event of war and crisis.”
• local anchoring throughout the country»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”

The plan wants to strengthen civil defense at the same rate as military defense and establishes that state service and state agencies must be present in all parts of the country. The programme also wants to make it easier to test local organizational forms. Recruiting, training and placing civil service personnel in rescue services locally rather than centrally is in line with this, but the plan does not address the organization of civil service.

• strengthened civil defensedecisive»Antalet anställda och värnpliktiga i krigsorganisationen ska öka, ny materiel tillföras och det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The number of employed and conscripted personnel in the war organization must increase, new materiel must be provided and civil defense must be strengthened at the same rate as military defense.”
• state presence throughout the country»Vägnätet ska fungera och statliga myndigheter ska finnas närvarande i alla delar av Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The road network must function and state agencies must be present in all parts of Sweden.”
• local room for action»För att underlätta lokalt reformarbete ska det bli lättare för kommuner att under en försöksperiod pröva nya organisationsformer.« (party programme ↗)“To facilitate local reform work it must become easier for municipalities to under a trial period test new organizational forms.”
• state service throughout the country»Tillgången till statlig service ska säkras i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to state service must be secured throughout the country.”

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 subsidiarity principle requires that what a smaller community can handle itself should also be managed and decided there, which speaks for local recruitment, training and placement of civil service conscripts in the emergency services rather than a central function. The plan also values local rootedness, both in the justice system and through the duty anchoring the defence in the people. The conclusion is derived, as the plan does not address the organization of civil service.

• decisions at the lowest appropriate leveldecisive»Subsidiaritetsprincipen innebär att det som en liten gemenskap själv klarar av att hantera ska« (party programme ↗)“The subsidiarity principle means that what a small community can handle itself should”
• local rootedness»Det är också viktigt med ett lokalt förankrat rättsväsende.« (party programme ↗)“It is also important with a locally rooted justice system.”
• popular anchorage of the defence»svenska försvaret hos det svenska folket.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish defence with the Swedish people.”

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 decentralized decision-making makes society more robust and adaptable and that decisions should be made at the lowest effective level. At the same time, the civil defense's personnel supply should be strengthened. That conscripts in the fire service are recruited, trained and placed locally instead of centrally combines both of these commitments, even though the plan does not mention conscription explicitly.

• decentralization creates robustnessdecisive»Decentraliserat beslutsfattande gör samhället mer robust« (party programme ↗)“Decentralized decision-making makes society more robust”
• civil personnel supply»Förstärka det civila försvarets personalförsörjning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil defense personnel supply”
• decisions at lowest level»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be based on decisions being made at the lowest”
• strong civil defense»Tryggheten i Sverige förutsätter också ett starkt civilförsvar« (party programme ↗)“Security in Sweden also requires a strong civil defense”

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 decisions should be made at the lowest appropriate level and wants to strengthen support for the civil organisations bearing assignments within civil defence. Local recruitment, training and placement of conscripts in the fire service follows that principle and strengthens part-time fire brigades throughout the country. The plan does however not address the organisation of civil conscription directly.

• decisions at lowest appropriate leveldecisive»En central utgångspunkt är dock att beslut bör fattas på lägsta ändamålsenliga nivå.« (party programme ↗)“A central starting point is however that decisions should be made at the lowest appropriate level.”
• strengthened civil defence locally»Anslagen till de myndigheter som har övergripande ansvar för civilförsvar, krisledning och beredskap bör öka och stödet till civilorganisationer med samhällsuppdrag ska stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Allocations to the agencies with overarching responsibility for civil defence, crisis management and preparedness should increase and support for civil organisations with assignments should be strengthened.”
• robust Total Defence»Ett välfungerande civilförsvar skapar förutsättningarna för det militära försvaret och tillsammans bildar dessa ett robust Totalförsvar.« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning civil defence creates the conditions for military defence and together these form a robust Total Defence.”
• policy for the whole country»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct policy for all of Sweden”

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.