2026-03-182025/26:UbU16 · p.2UbUEducation
Reporting requirements and register checks
Reporting duty and background checks for unsuitable school staff
What's at stake: Without a clear reporting duty and coordinated register checks, a teacher who has had to leave one school over unsuitable behaviour risks easily getting a new post at another school without the employer having reported the incident. This affects pupils' and parents' safety and their ability to trust the adults in school.
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 school principals should be placed under a statutory duty to report unsuitable and incompetent teachers to the school inspectorate and whether the certification authority should be allowed to check the criminal record when certification is applied for, or whether the register checks and the bill the government is already preparing are sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that the government has already taken several measures to prevent unsuitable staff from working in preschools and schools, including that crimes under the terrorism act and crimes involving minors have been included in register checks for school work since November 2024. The government has also circulated proposals requiring an extract from the suspicion register and expanding courts' duty to notify the school inspectorate, with a bill announced for spring 2026. Citing this ongoing work, the committee recommends rejecting the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (S, V, C, MP)
The reservation wants to tighten the rules so that school principals are required to report unsuitable and incompetent teachers, both certified and uncertified, to the school inspectorate, and so that the certification authority can check the criminal record when certification is applied for, so that people unsuitable for work with children cannot become certified.
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: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 2 by S, V, C, MP.
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 0/15/0/7 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 0/93/0/13 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/16/0/2 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 10/0/0/6 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 17/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 60/0/0/8 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2025/26:3844 by Isabell Mixter et al. (V) request 2, 2025/26:3847 by Niels Paarup-Petersen et al. (C) request 1, and 2025/26:3851 by Anders Ygeman et al. (S) requests 1 and 2.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:3844 av Isabell Mixter m.fl. (V) yrkande 2, 2025/26:3847 av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C) yrkande 1 och 2025/26:3851 av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S) yrkandena 1 och 2.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag has addressed a statement from the government concerning the National Audit Office's examination of the teacher certification system and how it is designed, managed and how it has been followed up. The National Audit Office's overall conclusion is that the certification system is not functioning effectively, and that an important reason for this is the extensive shortage of teachers. The government is therefore urged to take further measures to prevent unsuitable teachers from working in schools and to contribute to a safe school environment. The National Audit Office also makes recommendations on, among other things, how governance and monitoring of the system can be improved. In its statement, the government agrees in principle with the National Audit Office's observations and emphasizes that questions about safety in schools as well as teachers' work environment and conditions are highly prioritized. The government also reports on ongoing work and planned measures aimed at strengthening the teaching profession's conditions and developing the teacher certification system. The Riksdag considers that the National Audit Office's observations constitute valuable support in the continued work to improve safety in schools and strengthen the conditions for teachers and preschool teachers. The Riksdag placed the government's statement in its records, that is, closed the matter.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to investigate exceptions to teacher certification requirements and to eliminate the possibility for English-language schools to hire unqualified teachers. (S, V, C, MP) — Reservation 2
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 establishes that children's right to education cannot wait and that school should have the capacity to support every child during upbringing.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that children's right to education cannot wait and that school should have the capacity to support every child during upbringing. This presupposes that unsuitable people do not work with children and young people. A reporting obligation for the principals and verification of the criminal record register upon application for a licence follow from this, with the plan's requirements for legal certainty as a framework.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att barnens rätt till utbildning inte kan vänta och att skolan ska ha kapacitet att stödja varje barn under uppväxten. Det förutsätter att olämpliga personer inte arbetar med barn och unga. En anmälningsskyldighet för huvudmännen och kontroll av belastningsregistret vid legitimationsansökan följer av det, med planens krav på rättssäkerhet som ram.
- children's right to educationdecisive»Barnens rätt till utbildning kan inte vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children's right to education cannot wait.”
- safe schooling for all children»barn ska växa upp med det stöd som behövs för att klara skolan och« (party programme ↗)“children should grow up with the support needed to manage school and”
- school with broad mandate»Vi vill se en skola med ett brett uppdrag« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a school with a broad mandate”
- legal certainty in checks»Utvecklingen av ett rättsväsende byggt på rättssäkerhet är viktig« (party programme ↗)“The development of a justice system built on legal certainty is important”
The plan requires security and peace in schools and that society has full transparency in all schools, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for mandatory reporting of unsuitable teachers and criminal record checks for licence applications.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires security and peace in schools and that society has full transparency in all schools, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for mandatory reporting of unsuitable teachers and criminal record checks for licence applications. The plan also sets high priority on protecting children against violence and abuse. It does not directly address the reporting order, so the position is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver trygghet och studiero i skolorna och att samhället har full insyn i alla skolor, vilket bär motförslagets krav på anmälningsskyldighet för olämpliga lärare och registerkontroll vid legitimationsansökan. Planen sätter också skyddet av barn mot våld och övergrepp högt. Den behandlar inte anmälningsordningen direkt, så ställningstagandet är härlett.
- safe school environmentdecisive»Studiero och trygghet i skolorna.« (party programme ↗)“Peace and security in schools.”
- protection of children»Kraftfullt bekämpande av våld mot barn och stöd till barn som bevittnar våld.« (party programme ↗)“Vigorous combat of violence against children and support for children who witness violence.”
- full transparency in schools»Samhället ska ha full insyn i alla skolor genom offentlighetsprincipen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall have full transparency in all schools through the principle of openness.”
- suitable and qualified staff»God kompetensförsörjning inom skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good competence supply in schools, healthcare and care.”
The plan establishes that school should be a safe place and that the best interests of the child should always be decisive when decisions are made about children.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that school should be a safe place and that the best interests of the child should always be decisive when decisions are made about children. A duty to report serious cases of unsuitable teachers and register checks upon accreditation follows from these commitments. The plan also wants to again place knowledge and children's rights at the centre of schools. The conclusion is derived, as the plan does not address the duty to report as such.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att skolan ska vara en trygg plats och att barnets bästa alltid ska vara avgörande när beslut fattas kring barn. En anmälningsskyldighet för allvarliga fall av olämpliga lärare och registerkontroll vid legitimation följer av dessa åtaganden. Planen vill också åter sätta kunskap och barns rättigheter i centrum i skolan. Slutsatsen är härledd, eftersom planen inte behandlar anmälningsplikten som sådan.
- best interests of the child decisivedecisive»Barnkonventionen är svensk lag och barnets bästa« (party programme ↗)“The Convention on the Rights of the Child is Swedish law and the best interests of the child”
- safe school»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats« (party programme ↗)“School should be a safe place”
- children's rights at the centre»åter sätta kunskap och barns rättigheter i centrum« (party programme ↗)“again place knowledge and children's rights at the centre”
- education of high quality»utbildning av hög kvalitet, stark offentlig finansiering« (party programme ↗)“education of high quality, strong public funding”
The plan wants to tighten supervision of schools and establishes that school shall be a safe place where children can grow, with unconditional protection of children against violence and humiliation as a basic principle.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to tighten supervision of schools and establishes that school shall be a safe place where children can grow, with unconditional protection of children against violence and humiliation as a basic principle. A reporting obligation for serious cases and checking of criminal records when applying for a licence serve that protection. The plan's privacy requirements mean that the check must be limited, but the overriding principle is the child's safety.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill skärpa tillsynen av skolorna och slår fast att skolan ska vara en trygg plats där barn kan växa, med barnets villkorslösa skydd mot våld och förnedring som grundprincip. En anmälningsskyldighet för allvarliga fall och kontroll av belastningsregistret vid legitimationsansökan tjänar det skyddet. Planens integritetskrav gör att kontrollen måste vara avgränsad, men den bärande principen är barnets trygghet.
- tightened school supervisiondecisive»Vi vill bland annat se höga kvalitetskrav för fortsatt verksamhet och vinstutdelning, och vi vill skärpa tillsynen av skolor och deras ägare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We particularly want to see high quality requirements for continued operations and dividend distribution, and we want to tighten supervision of schools and their owners.”
- safe school for children»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats — fri från rasism, homofobi och trakasserier grundade på kön — där barn kan växa och utvecklas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall be a safe place — free from racism, homophobia and harassment based on sex — where children can grow and develop.”
- protection of children against abuse»villkorslöst skydd mot våld och förnedring inom och utom hemmet« (party programme ↗)“unconditional protection against violence and humiliation inside and outside the home”
- privacy assessment of controlsweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal privacy.”
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The plan bases school quality assurance on teacher certification and requires that the public actively prevent unsuitable persons from working with vulnerable people.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan bases school quality assurance on teacher certification and requires that the public actively prevent unsuitable persons from working with vulnerable people. It also makes reporting the main rule when the school sees signs of criminality. A reporting obligation for school principals and a background check at certification application follow from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen bygger skolans kvalitetssäkring på lärarlegitimationen och kräver att det offentliga aktivt förebygger att olämpliga personer arbetar med utsatta människor. Den gör dessutom anmälan till huvudregel när skolan ser tecken på brottslighet. En anmälningsskyldighet för huvudmän och registerkontroll vid legitimationsansökan följer av dessa åtaganden.
- certification values qualitydecisive»Läraryrkets ställning och kvalitet upprätthålls med hjälp av lärarlegitimationen.« (party programme ↗)“The teaching profession's standing and quality is maintained with the help of teacher certification.”
- protection against unsuitable practitioners»Det offentliga ska också aktivt förebygga att olämpliga personer arbetar« (party programme ↗)“The public should also actively prevent unsuitable persons from working”
- reporting as the main rule»För att polis och socialtjänst alltid ska få kännedom om barn som är på fel väg i livet ska huvudregeln bli att skolan alltid gör polisanmälan och orosanmälan vid misstänkt brottslighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In order for police and social services to always be informed about children who are on the wrong track in life, the main rule should be that schools always file a police report and a notification of concern when criminality is suspected.”
- adult responsibility in schools»Vuxna i skolan har ansvar att ingripa mot mobbning.« (party programme ↗)“Adults in schools have a responsibility to intervene against bullying.”
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 requires a total review of confidentiality rules so that authorities can share information to prevent and clear up crimes, which directly supports the requirement for reporting to the School Inspectorate and for checking criminal records when applying for credentials.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires a total review of confidentiality rules so that authorities can share information to prevent and clear up crimes, which directly supports the requirement for reporting to the School Inspectorate and for checking criminal records when applying for credentials. The party programme establishes that children have the right to a safe upbringing environment and that harassment shall be firmly countered. According to the plan, the school's working environment shall be characterized by safety and good order, which requires that unsuitable teachers are identified.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver en total översyn av sekretessreglerna så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott, vilket direkt bär kravet på anmälningsskyldighet till Skolinspektionen och på kontroll av belastningsregistret vid legitimationsansökan. Partiprogrammet slår fast att barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö och att kränkande behandling kraftfullt ska motverkas. Skolans arbetsmiljö ska enligt planen genomsyras av trygghet och god ordning, vilket förutsätter att olämpliga lärare fångas upp.
- authorities shall share informationdecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Total review of confidentiality rules, so that authorities can share information to prevent and clear up crimes.”
- children's right to safety»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a safe upbringing environment.”
- harassment is countered»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bullying and other harassment must be firmly countered.”
- safe working environment at school»Det är viktigt att skolans arbetsmiljö genomsyras av trygghet, arbetsro och god ordning.« (party programme ↗)“It is important that the school's working environment is characterized by safety, peace and good order.”
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 to remove confidentiality obstacles that prevent authorities from protecting children and give the School Inspectorate sharp assignments against schools that fail.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to remove confidentiality obstacles that prevent authorities from protecting children and give the School Inspectorate sharp assignments against schools that fail. A duty to report for serious cases and control of the criminal record register when licensing follow the same logic: unsuitable adults should not work with children. The plan has zero tolerance for failing schools, but does not explicitly mention the reporting obligation.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill undanröja sekretesshinder som hindrar myndigheter från att skydda barn och ge Skolinspektionen skarpa uppdrag mot skolor som brister. En anmälningsskyldighet för allvarliga fall och kontroll av belastningsregistret vid legitimation följer samma logik: olämpliga vuxna ska inte arbeta med barn. Planen har nolltolerans mot dåliga skolor, men nämner inte anmälningsplikten uttryckligen.
- sharp school inspectiondecisive»Ge Skolinspektionen i särskilt uppdrag att granska och stänga skolor som kan misstänkas främja radikalisering och segregation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Task the School Inspectorate in a special assignment to review and shut down schools that could be suspected of promoting radicalization and segregation”
- information sharing protects children»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all confidentiality obstacles between social services and police”
- zero tolerance for failures»Moderaterna har nolltolerans mot dåliga skolor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party has zero tolerance for failing schools.”
- safe school environment»Studiero är en förutsättning för lärande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Study peace is a prerequisite for learning.”
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 counter-proposal wants to oblige school heads to report serious cases of inappropriate teachers and let the School Board check the responsibility register when checking professional credentials.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal wants to oblige school heads to report serious cases of inappropriate teachers and let the School Board check the responsibility register when checking professional credentials. The election manifesto requires expanded controls and powers in the education system and that schools are made into safe places for students and staff with zero tolerance for threats and violence. The demand thus aligns with the plan's direction.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget vill ålägga skolhuvudmän att anmäla allvarliga fall av olämpliga lärare och låta Skolverket kontrollera belastningsregistret vid legitimationsansökan. Valmanifestet kräver utökade kontroller och befogenheter i skolväsendet och att skolan görs till en trygg plats för elever och personal med nolltolerans mot hot och våld. Kravet ligger därmed i planens riktning.
- expanded controls in schoolsdecisive»Öka kraven för fristående förskolor samt utöka Skolinspektionens befogenheter och kontroller« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase requirements for independent preschools and expand the School Inspection's powers and controls”
- safe schools»Skolan ska göras till en trygg plats för elever och personal, som skapar normer för sammanhållning mellan människor och som fokuserar på kunskap och bildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Schools should be made into safe places for students and staff, creating norms for cohesion between people and focusing on knowledge and education.”
- zero tolerance in schools»Nolltolerans ska råda mot hot och våld i skolan och möjligheten att ingripa med skarpa åtgärder mot elever som skapar en dålig arbetsmiljö för andra ska ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Zero tolerance should apply to threats and violence in schools and the possibility to intervene with strong measures against students who create a poor working environment for others should be reviewed.”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:UbU16)
- Committee report full text (HD01UbU16)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:3722 — Förbud av aktiebolag i utbildningsväsendet, en jämlik och likvärdig skola av Daniel Riazat (-)
- Motion 2025/26:3810 — Utgiftsområde 16 Utbildning och universitetsforskning av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3844 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:47 Riksrevisionens rapport om systemet för lärarlegitimation av Isabell Mixter m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:3847 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:47 Riksrevisionens rapport om systemet för lärarlegitimation av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:3851 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:47 Riksrevisionens rapport om systemet för lärarlegitimation av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:973 — Skolan ska inte vara en marknad av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Regeringens skrivelse 2025/26:47 — Riksrevisionens rapport om systemet för lärarlegitimation
Source: The Swedish Parliament