Government's bill proposal

The plan requires that spatial planning has genuine democratic anchoring and upholds municipal self-government as a meaningful part of democracy. An authorization that lets the government set aside the planning and building law in facility expansion undermines exactly that order, and the plan also sets rule of law high. The plan does not view tougher action as the answer to crime, which weakens the reason to expedite the process.

• democratic planning processdecisive»Planeringen behöver en genuin demokratisk förankring och utgå från människors kärlek till platsen man bor på.« (party programme ↗)“Planning needs genuine democratic anchoring and be rooted in people's love for the place they live.”
• municipal planning monopoly»Det kommunala självstyret är en betydelsefull del av den svenska demokratin.« (party programme ↗)“Municipal self-government is a meaningful part of Swedish democracy.”
• rule of law»Utvecklingen av ett rättsväsende byggt på rättssäkerhet är viktig att försvara och fortsätta förverkliga.« (party programme ↗)“Developing a legal system built on rule of law is important to defend and continue realizing.”
• against repression as a solution»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too often repression and tougher action are put forward as solutions instead of seriously addressing the problems.”

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 party programme establishes municipal and regional self-governance and that the principles of the rule of law shall be protected, and wishes to have directing planning with strengthened municipal responsibility. The counter-proposal is directed against a general authorisation to make exceptions to the Planning and Building Act, that is, against bypassing the municipal planning process. The plan certainly wishes to have a well-equipped criminal care, but not at the expense of democratic processes.

• municipal self-governancedecisive»Kommunalt och regionalt självstyre med beskattningsrätt.« (party programme ↗)“Municipal and regional self-governance with tax powers.”
• principles of the rule of law»Slå vakt om rättsstatens principer.« (party programme ↗)“Uphold the principles of the rule of law.”
• municipal planning responsibility»Styrande nationell bostadspolitik och stärkt kommunalt bostadsförsörjningsansvar.« (party programme ↗)“Directing national housing policy and strengthened municipal housing supply responsibility.”
• well-equipped criminal care»Rustad kriminalvård i offentlig regi.« (party programme ↗)“Well-equipped criminal care in public management.”

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 is based on the principle that decisions shall be taken as close to those affected as possible and that rule of law principles must never be taken for granted. A broad empowerment that lets the government circumvent the democratic order of the plan and building law contradicts both these commitments, even if the location need is great. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand that the empowerment be removed while the bill otherwise is approved.

• decisions close to those affecteddecisive»Därför bör beslut tas så nära människor som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“Therefore decisions should be taken as close to people as possible”
• legal certainty in new legislation»Rättsstatens principer kan inte tas för givna.« (party programme ↗)“Rule of law principles cannot be taken for granted.”
• decentralised decision-making»Decentralisering skapar motvikt till maktkoncentration.« (party programme ↗)“Decentralisation creates counterweight to concentration of power.”
• consideration in building planning»Bebyggelse ska ta hänsyn till kultur- och naturvärden« (party programme ↗)“Development shall take account of cultural and natural values”

The plan is consistently based on decentralization and that decisions should be made close to those affected, which speaks against a general authorization that lets the government set aside the democratic order of the Planning and Building Act. The plan also establishes that the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state shall be defended and that the state shall act with legal certainty. The counter-proposal, which accepts the law otherwise but rejects precisely the authorization, therefore aligns with the plan's commitments.

• decisions close to those affecteddecisive»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should have more say in decisions, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”
• the rule of law is defended»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on religious freedom.”
• local self-governance»För att stärka det personliga självbestämmandet, för att öka det regionala och lokala självstyret, måste principen vara att beslut i första hand ska fattas av människor själva, eller så nära den enskilda människan som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“To strengthen personal self-determination, to increase regional and local self-governance, the principle must be that decisions are made primarily by people themselves, or as close to the individual as possible.”
• secure state power»Centerpartiets uppgift är att se till att staten gör det den är till för, så effektivt och rättssäkert som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party's task is to ensure that the state does what it is meant to do, as efficiently and securely 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 explicitly requires more prisons and detention centres and that lifestyle criminals are kept locked up, and it simultaneously wants to simplify planning and building regulations and shorten appeals processes. The counter-proposal wants to stop the authorization that makes faster prison expansion possible. The plan's commitment to expanded prison capacity and simpler building regulations weighs more than objections to departing from the planning and building law, even though the programme also wants to strengthen legal security.

• more prisons and detention centresdecisive»Samtidigt behöver vi fler domare och fler åklagare, och fler häkten och fängelser med fler kriminalvårdare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, we need more judges and more prosecutors, and more detention centres and prisons with more correctional staff.”
• simplified planning and building regulations»Plan- och byggreglerna bör förenklas, överklagandeprocessen förkortas och möjligheterna till att begränsa kommunala särkrav ses över.« (party programme ↗)“Planning and building regulations should be simplified, appeals processes shortened and opportunities to limit municipal special requirements should be reviewed.”
• lifestyle criminals shall be locked up»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 onto our streets.”
• strengthened legal security»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal security and protection of civic freedoms and rights need to be strengthened.”

The election manifesto explicitly promises a greatly expanded criminal justice system as part of an expanded justice system, and the planning process shall according to the party programme be characterized by efficiency towards those who wish to build. The counter-proposal wishes to strike precisely the authorization that makes rapid expansion possible. The plan's consideration of municipal self-governance weighs against this, but the stated prioritization of more prison places weighs more.

• greatly expanded criminal justicedecisive»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut. Fler poliser kräver fler åklagare, domstolar på fler platser i landet och en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The entire justice system needs to be expanded. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and a greatly expanded criminal justice system.”
• efficient planning process»Men planprocessen måste också präglas av effektivitet och god serviceanda gentemot de aktörer som vill bygga och utveckla stad och landsbygd.« (party programme ↗)“But the planning process must also be characterized by efficiency and good service attitude towards those who wish to build and develop cities and rural areas.”
• firm and prompt prosecution»Respekten för lagarna ska därför upprätthållas med fasthet och förövare av brott ska skyndsamt lagföras.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the law shall therefore be maintained with firmness and perpetrators of crime shall be prosecuted promptly.”
• strong municipal self-governance»Den kommunala självstyrelsen ska vara stark och tydligt reglerad i grundlagen.« (party programme ↗)“Municipal self-governance shall be strong and clearly regulated in the constitution.”

The plan establishes that overcrowding in remand prisons and correctional facilities is unsustainable and that the number of prison places must increase both in the short and long term. Removing the authorization that makes it possible to make time-limited exceptions from the planning and building act would slow down exactly that expansion. The plan also wants to replace complex detailed plans with simpler building plans and shorten authorities' processing times.

• acute prison capacity shortagedecisive»Trängseln på landets häkten och anstalter börjar på många håll i landet bli ohållbar. Att öka antalet fängelseplatser är därför mycket angeläget, både på kort och på lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Overcrowding in the country's remand prisons and correctional facilities is becoming unsustainable in many places in the country. Increasing the number of prison places is therefore very urgent, both in the short and long term.”
• more prison places»Öka antalet fängelseplatser och se över möjligheten att hyra fängelseplatser utomlands« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the number of prison places and review the possibility of renting prison places abroad”
• simpler planning processes»Ersätta avancerade detaljplaner med enklare byggplaner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Replace complex detailed plans with simpler building plans”
• faster processes»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten authorities' processing times through a deadline”

The plan requires expanded access to prison places and that rules and processes for planning and construction be adapted and simplified, and establishes that few measures are too far-reaching to push back the gangs. The counter-proposal wants to strike the very authorisation that is to make the expansion of prisons and detention facilities faster, which goes against these commitments. The plan's will to strengthen the Legal Council's position pulls in another direction but weighs less than the requirement for more places.

• more prison placesdecisive»Utöka tillgången på anstaltsplatser i och utanför Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand access to prison places in and outside Sweden.”
• simplified construction processes»Anpassa och förenkla regler och processer för planering och byggnation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt and simplify rules and processes for planning and construction.”
• 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 allows them to take hold.”
• strengthened Legal Council position»Lagrådets ställning bör stärkas genom att utreda möjligheten att fordra kvalificerad majoritet i riksdagen vid antaganden av lagförslag om vilka Lagrådet riktat kritik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Legal Council's position should be strengthened by investigating the possibility of requiring a qualified majority in the Riksdag when adopting bills on which the Legal Council has directed criticism.”