Repeal of confidentiality-breaking provision

The plan says nothing about secrecy breaches for school information or about the length of extension. The closest underlying principles are the principle of public access as one of democracy's foundations and the requirement that market-driven schools be abolished because they create grade inflation and inequality, which presupposes insight into schools' results. Shortening the period during which the information may be released speaks against these principles.

• principle of public accessdecisive»föreningsfriheten, yttrande- och tryckfriheten, offentlighetsprincipen« (party programme ↗)“freedom of association, freedom of expression and the press, the principle of public access to official records”
• insight into market-driven schools»Dessutom leder den marknadsanpassade skolan till betygsinflation, segregation och ökad ojämlikhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moreover, the market-adapted school leads to grade inflation, segregation and increased inequality.”
• abolish market-driven schools»Vänsterpartiet vill avskaffa marknadsskolan med start nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to abolish market-driven schools starting next parliamentary term.”

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 all students to have the same opportunity to choose schools, including through independent school information, and for society to have full visibility into all schools through the openness principle. A brief extension of the confidentiality exemption provides less security for that information than a multi-year extension while investigation work is underway. The plan says nothing about processing times, so the position is uncertain. However, the plan still argues against the counter-proposal's requirements.

• independent school informationdecisive»Vi vill ge alla elever samma möjlighet att välja skola, genom ett gemensamt skolval, slopad kötid och oberoende skolinformation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to give all students the same opportunity to choose schools, through joint school choice, eliminated waiting times and independent school information.”
• full insight into all schools»Samhället ska ha full insyn i alla skolor genom offentlighetsprincipen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall have full insight into all schools through the principle of openness.”
• openness and insight»Den demokratiska processen och samhällsförvaltningen måste bygga på offentlighet och« (party programme ↗)“The democratic process and public administration must be based on openness and”

The plan safeguards and wants to strengthen the principle of public access and requires that all schools, regardless of provider, are inspected through strong public inspection. This speaks for the secrecy disclosure to remain with good margin rather than being shortened to a brief period, as the counter-proposal wants. The plan says nothing about preparation time, so the assessment is uncertain.

• strengthened principle of public accessdecisive»Offentlighetsprincipen och meddelarfriheten måste« (party programme ↗)“The principle of public access and freedom of information must”
• insight and control of all schools»Alla skolor, oavsett huvudman, ska« (party programme ↗)“All schools, regardless of provider, shall”
• public openness in welfare»Meddelarfrihet och offentlighetsprincipen ska gälla« (party programme ↗)“Freedom of information and the principle of public access shall apply”

The election manifesto requires that schools share more information, that oversight of schools and their owners be tightened, and that school choice becomes more active, which requires that information can actually be disclosed. A shorter extension of the confidentiality-breaking provision makes transparency less certain than a multi-year one, and the plan's general requirement for openness and transparency points the same way. The provision's validity period is not explicitly addressed in the plan.

• schools shall share more informationdecisive»Vi vill också skärpa tillståndsprövningen för utländska ägare, se till att skolorna delar mer information och skapa ett mer aktivt skolval för alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We also want to tighten the licensing review for foreign owners, ensure that schools share more information, and create a more active school choice for all.”
• tightened school oversight»Vi vill bland annat se höga kvalitetskrav för fortsatt verksamhet och vinstutdelning, och vi vill skärpa tillsynen av skolor och deras ägare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see high quality requirements for continued operation and profit distribution, and we want to tighten oversight of schools and their owners.”
• strict quality requirements»Styrningen av skolan ska kännetecknas av strikta kvalitetskrav och likvärdighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The governance of schools shall be characterized by strict quality requirements and equality.”
• openness and transparency»Öppenhet och transparens är grundförutsättningar för frihet, demokrati och för att förhindra korruption och övergrepp.« (party programme ↗)“Openness and transparency are fundamental prerequisites for freedom, democracy, and for preventing corruption and abuse.”

The plan bases school choice on the existence of clear information about school quality and wants to make school choice mandatory and coordinated, which requires that the confidentiality-breaking provision persists. Shortening the extension to a shorter period would instead risk information availability and is therefore rejected by the plan. The plan does not address preparation times, so the conclusion is derived from school choice's information requirements.

• information about school qualitydecisive»För att underlätta skolvalet behövs tydlig information om skolornas kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“To facilitate school choice, clear information about school quality is needed.”
• mandatory and coordinated school choice»Vi vill i stället stärka skolvalet genom att göra det obligatoriskt och samordnat, så att fler i stället för färre får välja vilken skola de vill gå i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We instead want to strengthen school choice by making it mandatory and coordinated, so that more rather than fewer get to choose which school they want to attend.”
• active school choice»Kvaliteten och valfriheten ska värnas. Ett aktivt skolval ska införas i alla kommuner.« (party programme ↗)“Quality and choice must be protected. Active school choice shall be introduced in all municipalities.”
• same transparency rules regardless of operation type»Offentligt finansierad verksamhet ska omfattas av samma regler om sekretess och meddelarskydd oavsett om den bedrivs i allmän eller privat regi« (party programme ↗)“Publicly funded activities shall be subject to the same rules regarding confidentiality and whistleblower protection regardless of whether they are conducted in public or private operations”

The plan does not address the length of a temporary secrecy-breaking provision. The closest principle is that the public principle is central and that secrecy opportunities should be used restrictively, and that secrecy rules should be reviewed so that information can be shared. This speaks for letting the breakthrough continue for the longer time required rather than shortening it, which makes the plan reject the counter-proposal's requirement.

• public principle centraldecisive»Offentlighetsprincipen, det vill säga tillgången till« (party programme ↗)“The public principle, that is, access to”
• restrictive secrecy»Sekretessmöjligheten ska nyttjas restriktivt.« (party programme ↗)“Secrecy opportunities shall be used restrictively.”
• shared information between authorities»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Complete review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and clear up crimes.”
• free school choice requires information»ska vidare vara fritt för elever och föräldrar och får inte« (party programme ↗)“shall furthermore be free for students and parents and may not”

The counter-proposal wants to shorten the extension of the secrecy-breaking provision. The plan's line is that secrecy barriers shall be removed and schools shall be able to be monitored and controlled using information, including through the School Inspectorate's oversight and a joint queue system. A shorter validity period for the secrecy breakthrough thus goes against the plan's direction, even though response times are not affected.

• break down secrecy barriersdecisive»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all secrecy barriers between social services and police”
• oversight requires information»ge Skolinspektionen i uppdrag att granska skolor som avviker från nationella prov« (2022 manifesto ↗)“give the School Inspectorate the task of monitoring schools that deviate from national tests”
• joint queue system»Öka likvärdigheten genom att införa ett gemensamt kommunalt kösystem och en tydligare statlig styrning av skolpengen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase equality by introducing a joint municipal queue system and clearer state control of the school budget”

The plan says nothing about provisions breaking confidentiality or how long a temporary regulation should apply. The closest principles are the plan's requirement for increased transparency and accountability as well as for expanded controls and oversight of independent school operations, which argue for securing insight into school information over a longer time rather than shortening it. The counter-proposal's requirement for a shorter extension is thus rejected, but with very weak foundation.

• increased transparencydecisive»åtgärder ska genomföras för att öka transparensen och möjligheten att utkräva politiskt ansvarsutkrävande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“measures shall be implemented to increase transparency and the possibility to demand political accountability”
• strengthened oversight of independent schools»Öka kraven för fristående förskolor samt utöka Skolinspektionens befogenheter och kontroller« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase requirements for independent preschools and expand the School Inspectorate's powers and controls”
• free school choice requires insight»Det fria skolvalet ska värnas för att ge valfrihet åt föräldrar och elever.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Free school choice shall be valued in order to give parents and students choice.”

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