Grounds for restricting contact and concealing residence

The plan requires that the best interests of the child come first, that children have specific needs they cannot always express themselves, and that people should not be subjected to arbitrary administrative action. That the reasons for keeping residence hidden and limiting contact, as well as when decisions end, clearly appear in the decisions makes the administrative decision comprehensible and reviewable. The plan says nothing about the proposal mirroring forced care legislation.

• against arbitrary administrative actiondecisive»följer också förtryckande inslag i den offentliga sektorn. Människor möts ibland av godtyckligt myndighetsutövande, patriarkala« (party programme ↗)“also follows oppressive elements in the public sector. People are sometimes subjected to arbitrary administrative action, patriarchal”
• best interests of child first»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kommer i första rummet.« (party programme ↗)“Left Party policy should be designed so that the best interests of children come first.”
• children's needs must be made visible»Barn har specifika behov, men de kan inte alltid uttrycka dem.« (party programme ↗)“Children have specific needs, but they cannot always express them.”
• transparency and legal certainty»ska inte ha politiska befogenheter och de ska själva stå fria från politisk maktutövning. Genom medborgerlig insyn, rättshjälp, offentlig« (party programme ↗)“should not have political authority and they should themselves be free from political power exercise. Through civic transparency, legal aid, public”

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 commits to the principle that the child's best interests shall be considered in all decisions and to administration characterized by objectivity, impartiality and transparency. Requirements that the grounds for keeping place of residence secret, restricting contact and ending custody are clearly stated in the decisions, and that the need for guidelines is reviewed, follow from these principles. The plan says nothing about decision formulation in social services, so the conclusion is derived.

• the child's best interests in all decisionsdecisive»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children shall have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
• objective administration»beakta allas likhet inför lagen och iaktta saklighet och opartiskhet.« (party programme ↗)“observe everyone's equality before the law and maintain objectivity and impartiality.”
• openness and transparency»Den demokratiska processen och samhällsförvaltningen måste bygga på offentlighet och« (party programme ↗)“The democratic process and public administration must be built on openness and”
• protection of the weaker party»Socialdemokratins uppgift är att ta parti för den som har mindre makt.« (party programme ↗)“The task of Social Democracy is to stand up for those with less power.”

The party programme requires that the child's legal security is strengthened when violence is suspected and that decisions are preceded by a children's impact analysis, and the election manifesto that children are protected from contact with a violent parent. Legal security shall be safeguarded in the exercise of public authority. A requirement that the reasons for secret residence and contact restrictions clearly appear in decisions, even upon reconsideration, meets these commitments.

• strengthened legal security for childrendecisive»Barnets rättstrygghet måste stärkas om det« (party programme ↗)“The child's legal security must be strengthened if”
• children protected from violent parent»skydda barn från att tvingas till umgänge med en våldsam förälder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect children from being forced into contact with a violent parent.”
• safeguarded legal security»Rättssäkerheten ska tryggas samtidigt som de« (party programme ↗)“Legal security shall be safeguarded while”
• the child's best interest in decisions»beslut bör föregås av en barnkonsekvensanalys.« (party programme ↗)“decisions should be preceded by a children's impact analysis.”

The party programme requires that all legislation be reviewed for its impact on integrity and wants to see enforceable rights and decisions that can be appealed, which presupposes understandable and disclosed reasons. The programme also lifts every child's right to be seen and respected. The requirement that the reasons for secrecy and contact restrictions are clearly stated, even on reconsideration, thus follows from the plan. The plan says nothing about the proposal following the rules for compulsory care of young people.

• integrity review of legislationweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be reviewed for its impact on people's personal integrity.”
• enforceable rightsdecisive»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.”
• child's rights»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“Particularly important is to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• decisions can be appealed»Politiska beslut och juridiska domslut måste kunna överklagas« (party programme ↗)“Political decisions and legal judgments must be able to be appealed”

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The plan requires that placed children's rights and freedoms be clearly stated in the law and that children have the right to receive information, and that individuals' opportunities to assert their rights against authorities increase and supervision of authorities' exercise of power be developed. The counter-proposal's demand that the reasons for secret residence and contact restrictions clearly appear in the decisions and in reviews directly follows from these legal certainty commitments.

• placed children's right to informationdecisive»angivna i lagen, och placerade barn ska ha rätt att få information.« (party programme ↗)“stated in the law, and placed children shall have the right to receive information.”
• individuals' rights against authorities»Den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“Individuals' opportunities to assert their rights against authorities must increase.”
• supervision of authority exercise»Tillsynen över myndigheternas maktutövning mot enskilda behöver utvecklas genom starka« (party programme ↗)“Supervision of authorities' exercise of power against individuals needs to be developed through strong [oversight]”
• strengthened legal certainty»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty and protection for civil rights and freedoms need to be strengthened.”

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 social policy measures are characterized by respect for personal integrity and give the individual, both adults and children, influence and participation, and that the public through legislation respects the family sphere. That the grounds for concealed place of residence and contact restrictions clearly appear from the decisions, even upon review, is a prerequisite for this and for the child's best interests to be assessed.

• participation and integrity in social servicesdecisive»av respekt för den personliga integriteten och ge förutsättningar för inflytande och delaktighet från den enskilde« (party programme ↗)“of respect for personal integrity and provide conditions for influence and participation from the individual”
• the child's best interests first»barnets bästa ska komma i främsta rummet.« (party programme ↗)“the child's best interests shall come first.”
• the child's right to both parents»behöver och har rätt till kontakt med båda sina föräldrar.« (party programme ↗)“needs and has the right to contact with both parents.”
• respect for the family sphere»Genom lagstiftning ska det offentliga respektera« (party programme ↗)“Through legislation, the public shall respect”

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 exercise of public power is governed by law and predictable, that protection for citizens' civil and political rights is strengthened and that responsibility follows with the decisions made. A requirement that reasons for secret residence and contact restrictions clearly appear in the decisions, even on review, follows from these commitments and from the principle that personal integrity should be protected. The plan does not specifically mention these decisions.

• law-governed predictable exercise of powerdecisive»All offentlig maktutövning ska vara lagstyrd och vägledas av« (party programme ↗)“All exercise of public power shall be governed by law and guided by”
• responsibility for public decisions»Skärpa tjänstemannaansvaret så att du som skattebetalare vet att med all offentlig maktutövning följer ett ansvar för de beslut som fattas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten official responsibility so that you as a taxpayer know that with all exercise of public power comes responsibility for the decisions made”
• protection for civil and political rights»Stärka domstolarnas oberoende och skyddet för medborgarnas fri- och rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the independence of the courts and protection for citizens' civil and political rights”
• protected personal integrity»Den personliga integriteten ska värnas, såväl från intrång« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity should be protected, both from violation”

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 investigations concerning children are quality-assured and legally secure and wants to increase quality and legal security in decisions about children. The child's best interest shall always be considered and children in care shall be able to trust society's care. That reasons for secret residence location and contact limitations clearly appear even during reviews follows from these commitments.

• quality-assured investigationsdecisive»Utredningar rörande barn ska vara kvalitetssäkrade och rättssäkra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investigations concerning children shall be quality-assured and legally secure.”
• legally secure child decisions»Öka kvalité och rättssäkerhet i utredningar om barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase quality and legal security in investigations about children”
• child's best interest»Att barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That the child's best interest shall always be considered”
• child caught in middle needs support»Barn hamnar inte sällan i kläm när vuxna brister och det saknas idag ett tillräckligt stöd till barnet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children often end up in the middle when adults fail and there is today insufficient support for the child.”

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.