Evaluation of Legislation

The plan demands that penalties be carefully designed so that they actually reduce crime and do not worsen problems, and rejects harsher measures as a shortcut. This supports the counter-proposal's demand that the expanded compensation responsibility be monitored and evaluated, particularly the application of mitigation rules for economically disadvantaged families, since the plan protects children and families in poverty. The committee's reasoning about crime prevention purposes and mitigation rules is directly met by the plan's demand that measures must prove effective.

• penalties must be effectivedecisive»Straff och andra påföljder för brott behöver vara noggrant« (party programme ↗)“Punishments and other penalties for crime need to be carefully”
• against ineffective repression»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All too often repression and harsher measures are put forward as solutions instead of really tackling the problems.”
• protect economically disadvantaged families»Många barn växer upp i fattigdom och Sverige har högst andel fattigpensionärer av de nordiska länderna, oftast är det kvinnor som drabbas av orättvisan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many children grow up in poverty and Sweden has the highest share of poor pensioners among the Nordic countries, often it is women who suffer from the injustice.”
• children's right to good conditions»Barn, sjuka och arbetslösa måste självklart ha samma rätt som arbetande människor att ha goda liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children, sick people and unemployed people must of course have the same right as working people to have good lives.”

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 requires a criminal policy built on evidence and efficiency, which presupposes that implemented legislative changes are followed up and evaluated. It also wants that children do not grow up in poverty and that the safety net holds for economically vulnerable families, which is the counter-proposal's reason for examining the equalisation rules. The follow-up requirement is thus in line with the plan.

• evidence-based criminal policydecisive»Kriminalpolitik byggd på evidens, effektivitet och rättssäkerhet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy built on evidence, efficiency and legal certainty.”
• children without poverty»Ett samhälle där barn inte växer upp i fattigdom.« (party programme ↗)“A society where children do not grow up in poverty.”
• protection of vulnerable families»Socialt skyddsnät under hela livet, med robusta socialförsäkringar och stöd till dem« (party programme ↗)“Social safety net throughout life, with robust social insurance and support for those”
• strengthened parental responsibility»Vi vill se fler och mer långtgående sociala insatser och föräldrar ska vara skyldiga att medverka när deras barn behöver socialtjänstens åtgärder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more and more far-reaching social measures and parents shall be obliged to participate when their children need social services measures.”

The plan requires that all new legislation be carefully tested on grounds of legal certainty and fundamental rights and that children should not grow up in economic hardship. A sharpened parental responsibility that can hit economically vulnerable families hard therefore needs to be followed up and evaluated, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires. The plan's line is furthermore that crime is best prevented preventively.

• careful legislative reviewdecisive»Vi vill säkerställa att all ny lagstiftning prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“We want to ensure that all new legislation is carefully tested on grounds of legal certainty and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
• no child poverty»Barn ska inte växa upp i ekonomisk utsatthet.« (party programme ↗)“Children shall not grow up in economic hardship.”
• hardship must not be hereditary»Ekonomisk utsatthet ska inte gå i arv.« (party programme ↗)“Economic hardship must not be inherited.”
• prevention ahead of repression»Den mest kraftfulla åtgärden mot brott är att förebygga att de sker och stöd måste ges i tid.« (party programme ↗)“The most powerful measure against crime is to prevent them from happening and support must be given in time.”

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 monitoring precisely these legal changes. The closest is the election manifesto's commitment to value responsibility and results ahead of political games and concern for families with tight margins, and the party programme's requirement for a social contract with enforceable rights. That speaks for the effects being monitored and unreasonable outcomes for economically vulnerable families being counteracted.

• results and responsibilitydecisive»Vi värderar samarbete, ansvarstagande och resultat framför politiskt spel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We value cooperation, responsibility and results ahead of political games.”
• value families with tight margins»Det handlar bland annat om ensamstående föräldrar, småbarnsfamiljer och unga som försöker spara ihop till sin första bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is about single parents, families with small children and young people trying to save for their first home.”
• enforceable rights»Vi vill se en rättighetslagstiftning, ett tydligt samhällskontrakt med utkrävbara rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see rights legislation, a clear social contract with enforceable rights.”

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 carries the principle that already enacted laws with strong impact on individuals shall be regularly evaluated, and it especially values economically weak families with children and wants to counter excessive debt. A follow-up of the increased responsibility and how the abatement rules are applied answers to both of these commitments. However, the plan does not address damage liability as such, so the conclusion is inferred.

• evaluation of enacted lawsdecisive»Redan införda lagar med stark påverkan på den personliga integriteten ska regelbundet utvärderas.« (party programme ↗)“Already enacted laws with strong impact on personal integrity shall be regularly evaluated.”
• protection for economically vulnerable families»Barnfamiljer med låg inkomst och hög boendekostnad ska kunna få särskilt stöd.« (party programme ↗)“Families with children with low income and high housing costs shall be able to receive special support.”
• counter excessive debt»Reglerna för skuldsanering ska ändras så att överskuldsatta får större möjlighet att bli skuldfria.« (party programme ↗)“The rules for debt relief shall be changed so that over-indebted people get greater opportunity to become debt-free.”
• economically secure upbringing»Den viktigaste faktorn för att ge barn en ekonomiskt trygg uppväxt är goda förutsättningar för föräldrar att kunna försörja sig och sin familj.« (party programme ↗)“The most important factor for giving children an economically secure upbringing is good conditions for parents to be able to support themselves and their family.”

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 evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control important political tasks and requires that all political decisions are analysed in light of their consequences for families. Increased parental responsibility that has been questioned by consultation bodies and may affect economically vulnerable families is precisely such a decision that should be monitored. The plan's requirement for support to families that fall short strengthens this conclusion.

• monitoring and evaluationdecisive»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
• family impact analysis»Därför bör alla politiska beslut analyseras utifrån vilka konsekvenser de får för familjer och nära relationer.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore all political decisions should be analysed in light of what consequences they have for families and close relationships.”
• support to families that fall short»När familjen sviktar är det kommunens uppgift att socialt och ekonomiskt stödja familjen att kunna utföra sina uppgifter och skyldigheter.« (party programme ↗)“When the family falls short it is the municipality's task to socially and economically support the family to be able to perform its tasks and obligations.”

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 a reform-oriented party must always have readiness to evaluate, reconsider and improve what has been carried out, and that reforms shall rest on research and proven experience. The counter-proposal's demand for follow-up and evaluation of the new rules follows from that principle. The plan at the same time stands behind the strengthened parental responsibility in substance, which the counter-proposal does not call into question.

• reforms shall be evaluateddecisive»beredskap för att utvärdera, ompröva, förändra och förbättra« (party programme ↗)“readiness to evaluate, reconsider, change and improve”
• strengthened parental responsibility»Betona och förstärka föräldraansvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emphasize and strengthen parental responsibility”

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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 requires clear results from every public initiative and strengthened possibilities for accountability, which speaks for a controversial reform being followed up and evaluated. The plan furthermore points out that in particular single parents have it economically tough. At the same time, the plan requires significantly higher expectations on parents, which pulls in the opposite direction and makes the assessment uncertain.

• results follow-up of reformsdecisive»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public initiative”
• accountability»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheter för ansvarsutkrävande när hanteringen av de offentliga resurserna brister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen opportunities for accountability when management of public resources fails.”
• economically vulnerable families»Många familjer i synnerhet ensamstående föräldrar har det också tufft ekonomisk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many families in particular single parents also have it economically tough.”
• strengthened parental responsibility»Betydligt högre förväntningar måste också ställas på föräldrar och allmänhet att bli en del av samhället och stoppa gängens framväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly higher expectations must also be placed on parents and the public to become part of society and stop gangs' emergence.”

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.