County administrative boards

The plan says nothing about the governance of county administrative boards, but the nearest principle is that school, healthcare, care and other services should function everywhere and that society should exist everywhere regardless of where in the country you live. An explicit mandate to government agencies to cooperate with county administrative boards is a means for national goals to reach throughout the country. The plan also wants to see a total defence with broad capacity to meet crises, which the counter-proposal refers to.

• public services throughout the countrydecisive»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“School, healthcare, care and other services need to function everywhere.”
• municipal self-government»Det kommunala självstyret är en betydelsefull del av den svenska« (party programme ↗)“The local self-government is an important part of the Swedish”
• broad total defence against crises»Vi vill se ett modernt totalförsvar byggt på allmän värnplikt, med en« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a modern total defence built on general military service, with a”

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 that civil defence and crisis preparedness be strengthened and that the state is present throughout the country with equivalent conditions. An explicit mandate for state agencies to cooperate with county administrative boards is a means for that coordination, in line with the plan's requirement to tear down barriers between authorities. The plan does not address county administrative board instructions, however.

• strengthened civil defencedecisive»Rusta upp det civila försvaret.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil defence.”
• state responsibility throughout the country»Större statligt ansvar för likvärdiga förutsättningar i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Greater state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout Sweden.”
• removed barriers for authority cooperation»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy barriers between authorities shall be torn down so that police and other professional groups can do their job.”
• preparedness for hybrid threats»Beredskap mot hybridattacker.« (party programme ↗)“Preparedness for hybrid attacks.”

The plan requires strengthened civil defence and increased appropriations for crisis preparedness and that public services and institutions are present across the entire country. It also emphasizes that decisions shall be taken as close to those affected as possible. An explicit mandate to state agencies to collaborate with county administrative boards is a means for coordinated regional crisis preparedness and state presence, which aligns with the plan. The question of agency management is however not directly addressed.

• strengthened civil defencedecisive»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“allocate a larger share of defence funding to civil defence and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness.”
• public services across the country»delar av landet ska leva, och att samhället ska säkerställa att samhällsservice ska finnas« (party programme ↗)“areas of the country shall live, and that society shall ensure that public services exist”
• decisions close to those affected»Därför bör beslut tas så nära människor som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“Therefore decisions should be taken as close to people as possible”

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 that state authorities cooperate and points out that the presence and understanding of state authorities for people's life situations has diminished in parts of the country. An explicit cooperation mandate that makes the county administrative boards a unifying force in the counties is in line with that, as is the commitment to strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness. The plan does not however address the governance of county administrative boards themselves, hence the derivation.

• authorities shall cooperatedecisive»Statliga myndigheter måste samverka och arbeta marksnålt när man tar ny mark i anspråk för väg, tåg, el, etc.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“State authorities must cooperate and work pragmatically when taking new land into use for roads, railways, electricity, etc.”
• strengthen civil preparedness»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital. We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
• state presence throughout the country»På många håll har myndigheters närvaro och förståelse för människors livssituation minskat, vilket leder till lägre tillit.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In many places the presence and understanding of state authorities for people's life situations has diminished, which leads to lower trust.”

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 access to state services shall be secured throughout the country and that state agencies shall be present in all parts of Sweden, and it presumes that agencies can efficiently collaborate and share information. An explicit mandate for state agencies to collaborate with county administrative boards follows from that line, particularly when the plan wants to strengthen total defence and civil defence. However, the plan does not take a position on county administrative boards' mandate as such.

• state services throughout the countrydecisive»Tillgången till statlig service ska säkras i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to state services shall be secured throughout the country.”
• efficient inter-agency collaboration»att myndigheter effektivt kan dela information med varandra« (party programme ↗)“that agencies can efficiently share information with each other”
• strengthened civil defence»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as the military”
• state presence throughout the country»Vägnätet ska fungera och statliga myndigheter ska finnas närvarande i alla delar av Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The road network shall function and state agencies shall be present in all parts 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.

The plan says nothing about the county administrative boards, but it places on the state responsibility that state service be accessible throughout Sweden and requires that crises be met with all preventive means of policy and that total defence have readiness for disasters. An explicit cooperation mandate for state authorities in the counties realizes this and accords with the idea of subsidiarity about the right power in the right place. The conclusion is derived from general principles.

• state service throughout the countrydecisive»Samtidigt har staten ansvar för att den statliga servicen är tillgänglig i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time the state has responsibility that state service be accessible throughout Sweden.”
• preventive crisis readiness»Kriser måste mötas med politikens alla preventiva möjligheter.« (party programme ↗)“Crises must be met with all preventive means of policy.”
• the right power in the right place»Rätt makt på rätt plats, det är den kristdemokratiska subsidiaritetsprincipens innebörd.« (party programme ↗)“The right power in the right place, that is the meaning of the Christian democratic subsidiarity principle.”

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 security presupposes strong civil defence and good crisis preparedness, and promises long-term planning for civil defence as well as a national security council that coordinates. An explicit mandate to state agencies to cooperate with regional administrative authorities in crisis and total defence fulfils precisely that coordination thought without expanding the state. The plan, however, does not address regional administrative authorities as such.

• long-term civil defencedecisive»Säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure long-term planning for civil defence”
• strong civil defence»Tryggheten i Sverige förutsätter också ett starkt civilförsvar« (party programme ↗)“Security in Sweden also presupposes strong civil defence”
• coordination of security work»Inrätta ett nationellt säkerhetsråd på Statsrådsberedningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national security council at the Prime Minister's Office”
• action plan against hybrid threats»Införa en handlingsplan med konkreta åtgärder mot hybridhot och cyberattacker« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce an action plan with concrete measures against hybrid threats and cyber-attacks”

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 special legislation to be drawn up for how a crisis organization can effectively coordinate society's efforts and that crisis management capability is strengthened at authorities, regions and municipalities. The counter-proposal's demand that county administrative boards' coordination mandate is complemented with an explicit duty to cooperate for state authorities is a means for precisely the coordination the plan calls for. The plan does not mention county administrative boards, so the coverage is derived.

• legislative crisis coordinationdecisive»Särskild lagstiftning bör tas fram för hur en krisorganisation effektivt ska kunna samordna samhällets insatser vid en kris och hur undantagsåtgärder snabbt ska kunna sättas in av det allmänna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Special legislation should be drawn up for how a crisis organization can effectively coordinate society's efforts in a crisis and how extraordinary measures can quickly be implemented by the public sector.”
• strengthened crisis management at all levels»Den operativa krisledningsförmågan behöver stärkas på Regeringskansliet och vid landets myndigheter, regioner och kommuner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The operational crisis management capability needs to be strengthened at the Government Offices and at the country's authorities, regions and municipalities.”
• central crisis management capability»Förbättra den centrala krisledningsförmågan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve central crisis management capability”
• streamlined agency mandates»Sverigedemokraterna vill också slå samman myndigheter och renodla offentliga verksamheter där det är möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats also want to merge authorities and streamline public operations where possible.”

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.