2024-01-242023/24:JuU12 · p.1JuUJustice
Government's bill proposals
Introducing the law on preventive presence bans
What's at stake: A presence ban can be issued to people who have neither been convicted of nor suspected of a specific crime, and would expand the authorities' ability to restrict where individuals may go, weighing safety in vulnerable areas against the risk of legal uncertainty and restricted freedom of movement.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the Riksdag should adopt the government's bill on preventive presence bans and related consequential amendments, or whether the legislation should be rejected in favor of the existing tools in the Public Order Act and the Police Act.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee shares the government's assessment that powerful measures are needed to prevent the activities of criminal networks and increase safety, considers the bill appropriately designed and the restriction on freedom of movement acceptable in a democratic society, and therefore recommends adopting the bill.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V)
The reservation shares the goal of increasing safety but considers a presence ban the wrong means, points out that the police can already remove and exclude people under the Public Order Act and the Police Act, warns that crime could be displaced and more children under 15 could be recruited into criminal networks, and argues the proposal is legally uncertain and conflicts with several principles of criminal law.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: adopting the government's legislative proposal and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by V.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/19/0/5 | follows the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| S | Yes | Yes 94/0/0/13 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | Yes 20/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| L | Yes | Yes 12/0/0/4 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | Yes | Yes 16/0/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 60/0/0/8 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | Yes | Yes 61/0/0/11 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag adopts the government's proposals for 1. the Act on preventive residence bans, 2. the Act amending the Act (1998:620) on criminal records, 3. the Act amending the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400), 4. the Act amending the Act (2015:485) on recognition and implementation of decisions on supervisory measures within the European Union. Thereby the Riksdag approves proposition 2023/24:57 points 1-4 and rejects the motions 2023/24:2640 by Ardalan Shekarabi et al. (S) amendment 28 and 2023/24:2792 by Gudrun Nordborg et al. (V) amendment 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till 1. lag om preventiva vistelseförbud, 2. lag om ändring i lagen (1998:620) om belastningsregister, 3. lag om ändring i offentlighets- och sekretesslagen (2009:400), 4. lag om ändring i lagen (2015:485) om erkännande och uppföljning av beslut om övervakningsåtgärder inom Europeiska unionen. Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2023/24:57 punkterna 1-4 och avslår motionerna 2023/24:2640 av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S) yrkande 28 och 2023/24:2792 av Gudrun Nordborg m.fl. (V) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag approved the government's proposal for a new law on preventive residence bans. The new law means that a person can be prohibited from being in a designated area on public places, on school grounds or equivalent outdoor areas at preschools and after-school centers. This applies if the person promotes criminality there and there is a risk that firearms and explosives will be used. A person who violates a residence ban can be sentenced to imprisonment of at most one year or a fine. The changes to the law come into force on February 1, 2024.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants Parliament to reject the government's proposal on curfew bans. (V) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan explicitly rejects repression and harsher measures as the main line against gang crime and instead points to preventive measures and fighting the deeper causes of crime.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly rejects repression and harsher measures as the main line against gang crime and instead points to preventive measures and fighting the deeper causes of crime. Curfew orders are a repressive restriction of freedom of movement that according to the counter-proposal risks moving crime and drawing in more children under 15 years. The counter-proposal's objection thereby follows the plan's line, as does its demand for legal certainty.
Original (Swedish)
Planen avvisar uttryckligen repression och hårdare tag som huvudlinje mot gängkriminaliteten och pekar i stället på förebyggande insatser och kamp mot brottslighetens djupare orsaker. Vistelseförbud är en repressiv inskränkning av rörelsefriheten som enligt motförslaget riskerar att flytta brottsligheten och dra in fler barn under 15 år. Motförslagets invändning följer därmed planens linje, liksom dess krav på rättssäkerhet.
- prevention before repressiondecisive»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too often repression and harsher measures are raised as solutions instead of seriously addressing the problems.”
- stop recruitment of children»Vissa straff kan behöva höjas men mycket mer fokus måste riktas mot att förhindra rekryteringen av nya barn till gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Some sentences may need to be increased but much more focus must be directed towards preventing the recruitment of new children into gang crime.”
- attack the causes of crime»framför allt med en kamp mot kriminalitetens djupare orsaker – klassamhället, segregationen, rasismen på arbetsmarknaden, trångboddheten och bristen på framtidstro« (2022 manifesto ↗)“above all by fighting the deeper causes of crime – class society, segregation, racism in the labour market, overcrowding and lack of hope for the future”
- presumption of innocence and legal certainty»anses oskyldiga tills motsatsen är bevisad måste lyftas fram som« (party programme ↗)“are presumed innocent until proven guilty must be highlighted as”
The plan's key commitment is that society's full force shall be mobilized against criminal gangs and that police shall receive more tools.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's key commitment is that society's full force shall be mobilized against criminal gangs and that police shall receive more tools. The counter-proposal wants to refrain from presence restrictions citing that existing authority suffices, which contradicts the plan's line about new and sharper tools against gangs that terrorize residential areas. The plan's concern about youth recruitment speaks for complementary social measures, not for refraining from the action.
Original (Swedish)
Planens bärande åtagande är att samhällets fulla kraft ska mobiliseras mot de kriminella gängen och att polisen ska få fler verktyg. Motförslaget vill avstå från vistelseförbud med hänvisning till att befintliga befogenheter räcker, vilket går emot planens linje om nya och skarpare verktyg mot gäng som terroriserar bostadsområden. Planens oro för nyrekrytering av unga talar för kompletterande sociala insatser, inte för att avstå från åtgärden.
- full force against criminalsdecisive»Samhällets fulla kraft ska mobiliseras för att trycka tillbaka de kriminella, kapa återväxten in i kriminaliteten och öka tryggheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's full force shall be mobilized to push back the criminals, cut off the recruitment into crime and increase safety.”
- more tools for the police»Polisen behöver också fler verktyg, som bättre möjligheter till avlyssning och husrannsakan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The police also need more tools, such as better possibilities for wiretapping and house searches.”
- safety in residential areas»Kriminella gäng sätter hela bostadsområden i skräck med skjutningar och narkotikaförsäljning på öppen gata.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Criminal gangs terrorize entire residential areas with shootings and drug dealing in the open.”
- stopped recruitment»Ingen ung ska bli kriminell. Nyrekryteringen måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No young person shall become criminal. The recruitment must be stopped.”
The party programme opposes laws with disproportionate intrusions and emphasizes that the most important crime prevention work occurs through reduced marginalization, while the election manifesto wants to invest heavily in prevention in disadvantaged areas.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme opposes laws with disproportionate intrusions and emphasizes that the most important crime prevention work occurs through reduced marginalization, while the election manifesto wants to invest heavily in prevention in disadvantaged areas. A general residence ban that restricts freedom of movement and risks relocating crime and drawing children into networks is a different tool than the plan prescribes. The counter-proposal's objection regarding legal insecurity and the wrong tool is therefore supported in substance.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet motsätter sig lagar med oproportionerliga ingrepp och lägger tyngdpunkten på att det viktigaste brottsförebyggande arbetet sker genom minskad marginalisering, medan valmanifestet vill storsatsa förebyggande i eftersatta områden. Ett generellt vistelseförbud som begränsar rörelsefriheten och riskerar att flytta brottsligheten och dra in barn i nätverken är ett annat medel än det planen anvisar. Motförslagets invändning om rättsosäkerhet och fel verktyg stöds därmed i sak.
- against disproportionate intrusionsdecisive»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that constitute disproportionate intrusions into”
- prevention before prohibition»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest heavily in prevention work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.”
- reduced marginalization»Det viktigaste brottsförebyggande arbetet sker genom att« (party programme ↗)“The most important crime prevention work occurs through”
- early support for children»Barn i behov av särskilt stöd ska uppmärksammas« (party programme ↗)“Children in need of special support shall be noted”
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 explicitly says no to stop-and-search zones and collective punishment, that is precisely the type of area-bound restrictions on freedom of movement that are not based on the individual's action.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly says no to stop-and-search zones and collective punishment, that is precisely the type of area-bound restrictions on freedom of movement that are not based on the individual's action. The party programme requires proportionality between restriction and purpose. The plan instead points to more police in vulnerable areas and initiatives that prevent gang recruitment as the means against gangs, which is precisely the counter-proposal's line. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement to reject residence restrictions.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet säger uttryckligen nej till visitationszoner och kollektiv bestraffning, alltså till just den typ av områdesbundna inskränkningar av rörelsefriheten som inte bygger på den enskildes gärning. Partiprogrammet kräver proportionalitet mellan inskränkning och syfte. Planen anvisar i stället fler poliser i utsatta områden och insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering som medlen mot gängen, vilket är precis motförslagets linje. Därmed stöder planen motförslagets krav att avvisa vistelseförbud.
- no to stop-and-search zonesdecisive»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on religious freedom.”
- proportionality for restrictions»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the law's purpose.”
- prevent gang recruitment»För att besegra dem krävs bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering, mer resurser till polis, åklagare, domstolar och kriminalvården och strängare straff.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To defeat them requires better initiatives that prevent recruitment, more resources to police, prosecutors, courts and the correctional service and stricter punishment.”
- police presence in vulnerable areas»Fler poliser ska finnas närvarande i vardagen, både i utsatta områden och på landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More police shall be present in everyday life, both in vulnerable areas and in rural areas.”
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 explicitly wants to test the possibility of introducing residential restrictions for convicted criminals in vulnerable areas and sets as a goal that no vulnerable areas shall exist by 2030.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly wants to test the possibility of introducing residential restrictions for convicted criminals in vulnerable areas and sets as a goal that no vulnerable areas shall exist by 2030. The counter-proposal opposes precisely this tool and holds that existing police powers are sufficient. The plan thus argues against the counter-proposal's requirements and for the police to be able to maintain order everywhere.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill uttryckligen pröva möjligheten att införa vistelseförbud för dömda kriminella i utsatta områden och sätter som mål att inga utsatta områden ska finnas 2030. Motförslaget vänder sig mot just detta verktyg och menar att befintliga polisiära befogenheter räcker. Planen talar därmed emot motförslagets krav och för att polisen ska kunna upprätthålla ordningen överallt.
- residential restrictions for convicted criminalsdecisive»pröva möjligheten att införa vistelseförbud för dömda kriminella i utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“test the possibility of introducing residential restrictions for convicted criminals in vulnerable areas”
- no vulnerable areas 2030»Sverige ska år 2030 inte ha ett enda utsatt område.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall in 2030 not have a single vulnerable area.”
- police everywhere»polisen kan upprätthålla frihet och trygghet – alltid och överallt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the police can maintain freedom and security – always and everywhere”
- tougher on lifestyle criminals»Livsstilskriminella ska hållas inlåsta i stället för att släppas ut på våra gator.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lifestyle criminals shall be kept locked up instead of being released on to our streets.”
The election manifesto's core commitment is that security on streets and squares shall be restored and that the power of criminal gangs in vulnerable areas shall be broken.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto's core commitment is that security on streets and squares shall be restored and that the power of criminal gangs in vulnerable areas shall be broken. The counter-proposal rejects residence bans as a means and refers to the fact that existing expulsion rules are sufficient. The plan, by contrast, demands new and powerful tools and that laws are upheld firmly, which speaks against the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestets bärande åtagande är att tryggheten på gator och torg ska återupprättas och att de kriminella gängens makt i utsatta områden ska brytas. Motförslaget avvisar vistelseförbud som medel och hänvisar till att befintliga avvisningsregler räcker. Planen kräver tvärtom nya och kraftfulla verktyg och att lagarna upprätthålls med fasthet, vilket talar mot motförslagets krav.
- restore securitydecisive»Tryggheten på gator och torg måste återupprättas, brottsförebyggande arbetet måste stärkas, brottslingar dömas och brottsoffer få upprättelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security on streets and squares must be restored, crime prevention work must be strengthened, criminals sentenced and crime victims receive justice.”
- crimes shall be prosecuted without exception»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception prosecuted”
- break gang recruitment»Beslagta kriminellas statussymboler och bekämpa på så sätt negativa förebilder som rekryterar unga in i gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Confiscate criminals' status symbols and thus combat negative role models that recruit young people into gang crime.”
- laws upheld firmly»Respekten för lagarna ska därför upprätthållas« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the laws shall therefore be upheld”
The plan explicitly requires restraining orders as a tool against those who have subjected others to violence, and also wants to criminalize gang membership and introduce stop-and-search zones.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly requires restraining orders as a tool against those who have subjected others to violence, and also wants to criminalize gang membership and introduce stop-and-search zones. The counter-proposal rejects restraining orders as a means and argues that the police's existing powers are sufficient, which directly contradicts the plan's commitment to adapt legislation so that more gang criminals disappear from the streets. The plan's line is therefore to reject the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver uttryckligen vistelseförbud som verktyg mot dem som utsatt andra för våld, och vill dessutom kriminalisera gängmedlemskap och införa visitationszoner. Motförslaget avvisar vistelseförbud som medel och menar att polisens befintliga befogenheter räcker, vilket direkt strider mot planens åtagande att anpassa lagstiftningen så att fler gängkriminella försvinner från gatan. Planens linje är därför att avvisa motförslagets krav.
- restraining orders as a tooldecisive»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation, så att den som utsatt sin tidigare partner för våld och övergrepp kan förbjudas att vara i ett visst bostadsområde även efter att ha släppts ur fängelset« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce restraining orders for persons sentenced for violence in close relationships, so that the person who has subjected their former partner to violence and abuse can be prohibited from being in a certain residential area even after release from prison”
- adapt legislation against gang terror»Gängen är Sveriges inhemska terrorister – och lagstiftningen måste anpassas därefter så att fler ställs till svars och försvinner från gatan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Gangs are Sweden's domestic terrorists – and legislation must be adapted accordingly so that more are held accountable and disappear from the streets.”
- criminalize gang membership»Göra det straffbart att vara med i ett kriminellt gäng« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it an offence to be a member of a criminal gang”
- stop-and-search zones»Införa visitationszoner så att Polisen får bättre möjligheter att leta efter vapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce stop-and-search zones so the Police have better opportunities to search for weapons”
The plan states that few political measures are too far-reaching against criminal gangs and explicitly points out the possibility of restricting freedom of movement for gang members as a tool.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that few political measures are too far-reaching against criminal gangs and explicitly points out the possibility of restricting freedom of movement for gang members as a tool. The counter-proposal, by contrast, wants to reject residence bans as a means and refer to existing police powers. The plan's line is thus directly opposite the counter-proposal's demand.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att få politiska åtgärder är för långtgående mot de kriminella gängen och pekar uttryckligen ut möjligheten att begränsa rörelsefriheten för gängaktiva som ett verktyg. Motförslaget vill tvärtom avvisa vistelseförbud som medel och hänvisa till befintliga polisiära befogenheter. Planens linje är därmed direkt motsatt motförslagets krav.
- restricted freedom of movement for gang membersdecisive»att begränsa rörelsefriheten för gängaktiva« (2022 manifesto ↗)“restricting freedom of movement for gang members”
- uncompromising stance against gangs»Sverigedemokraterna anser att få politiska åtgärder är för långtgående när det kommer till att pressa tillbaka både de kriminella gängen och den kultur som gör att de får fäste.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats believe that few political measures are too far-reaching when it comes to pushing back both criminal gangs and the culture that gives them a foothold.”
- tools against gangs»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the justice system resources and tools to combat gangs”
- restricted freedom of movement»Möjliggöra inskränkningar av rörelsefrihet efter avtjänat straff« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Enable restrictions of freedom of movement after served sentence”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2023/24:JuU12)
- Committee report full text (HB01JuU12)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:2640 — Utgiftsområde 4 Rättsväsendet av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2792 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:57 Preventiva vistelseförbud av Gudrun Nordborg m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2023/24:2793 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:57 Preventiva vistelseförbud av Rasmus Ling m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2794 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:57 Preventiva vistelseförbud av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2795 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:57 Preventiva vistelseförbud av Ulrika Liljeberg m.fl. (C)
- Proposition 2023/24:57 — Preventiva vistelseförbud
Source: The Swedish Parliament