2026-04-222025/26:CU22 · p.2CUCivil law & housing

Representative Commission proposal

Further work on the Deputies Inquiry's proposals

What's at stake: The inquiry on deputies and administrators put forward several proposals to strengthen legal certainty and oversight for people who have a deputy; the question is whether the remaining, not-yet-implemented parts should be pursued quickly or can wait until a need is shown.

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 the government should be urged to come back with further legislative proposals based on the parts of the Deputies Inquiry's report that were not carried forward in the bill, or whether the legislative changes already made are considered sufficient for now.

Yes Yes — the committee proposal

The committee rejects the motions and considers that there is no reason for the government to pursue further the proposals in the Deputies Inquiry's report that were left unaddressed, since the legislative changes already made strengthen the individual's position and make the system more robust.

No No — the reservations

Reservation 1 (S, V, C, MP)

The reservation welcomes that the inquiry's proposals have been carried forward but considers it important that further legislative changes be considered, and wants the Riksdag to urge the government to keep monitoring the issue and take action to keep the rules on deputies and chief guardians modern and legally sound.

Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.

VSMPCLKDMSD
YesNoAbstainAbsent

What do the votes mean here?

Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).

No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 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.

PlanVoteConfidenceEvidence
Vown reservationNoNo 0/16/0/6follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed
Sown reservationNoNo 0/90/0/16follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MPown reservationNoNo 0/13/0/5follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed
Cown reservationNoNo 0/20/0/4follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed
LNoYes 11/0/0/5departs from the planconfidence: lowderived
KDNoYes 14/0/0/5departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MNoYes 55/0/0/11departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
SDNoYes 60/0/0/10departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed

Committee proposal

Parliament rejects the motions 2025/26:320 by Andreas Lennkvist Manriquez et al. (V) demand 17, 2025/26:498 by Ulrika Westerlund et al. (MP) demand 2, 2025/26:2149 by Sten Bergheden (M), 2025/26:2726 by Markus Wiechel and Alexander Christiansson (both SD) demand 1, 2025/26:3188 by Martina Johansson et al. (C) demand 78 and 2025/26:3646 by Joakim Järrebring et al. (S) demand 27.

Original (Swedish)

Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:320 av Andreas Lennkvist Manriquez m.fl. (V) yrkande 17, 2025/26:498 av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP) yrkande 2, 2025/26:2149 av Sten Bergheden (M), 2025/26:2726 av Markus Wiechel och Alexander Christiansson (båda SD) yrkande 1, 2025/26:3188 av Martina Johansson m.fl. (C) yrkande 78 och 2025/26:3646 av Joakim Järrebring m.fl. (S) yrkande 27.

Riksdag decision: The government wants support for people in need of a representative, that is, a guardian or administrator, to be more reliable. Parliament approved the government's proposal. The proposal means, among other things, that the frameworks for the guardian's or administrator's assignment become clearer with increased consideration for the individual's wishes and increased focus on the individual's wellbeing. The government also proposes that a central state authority should be responsible for the representative area and that a national representative register is introduced. The purpose of the proposal is to strengthen the individual's position, improve the quality of the activities, create better opportunities to recruit and retain competent guardians and administrators, and improve the activities of the supervisory authorities. Most of the legislative changes enter into force on 1 July 2026. The proposal on a representative register enters into force on 1 January 2028.

Counter-proposals

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.

VVänsterpartietNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The plan does not address the rules on guardians and protective supervision.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan does not address the rules on guardians and protective supervision. The closest related commitments are that legal security shall be valued and that the person living with disability can trust getting the support they need without the right to participate in society constantly being questioned. The counter-proposal's demand for continued work on modern and legally secure rules aligns with this, but the support is derived from principles rather than from an explicit commitment.

Original (Swedish)

Planen behandlar inte reglerna om ställföreträdare och överförmyndare. De närmast liggande åtagandena är att rättssäkerheten ska värnas och att den som lever med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna lita på att få det stöd hen behöver utan att rätten att delta i samhället ifrågasätts. Motförslagets krav på fortsatt arbete för moderna och rättssäkra regler ligger i linje med detta, men stödet är härlett ur principer snarare än ur ett uttryckligt åtagande.

  • secure right to supportdecisive»På samma sätt ska du som lever med funktionsnedsättning kunna lita på att du får det stöd du behöver, och på att din rätt att delta i samhället på det sätt du vill inte ständigt ifrågasätts och försvåras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the same way you who live with disability can trust that you get the support you need, and that your right to participate in society the way you want is not constantly questioned and made difficult.”
  • legal security shall be valued»Utvecklingen av ett rättsväsende byggt på rättssäkerhet är viktig« (party programme ↗)“Development of a legal system built on legal security is important”
  • inclusive society»Vi vill skapa ett mer inkluderande samhälle genom att stärka välfärden« (party programme ↗)“We want to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare”
SSocialdemokraternaNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The plan does not address proxy and guardianship rules, but the election manifesto states that persons with disabilities should be able to live their lives like others and the party programme wants to remove obstacles to their participation.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan does not address proxy and guardianship rules, but the election manifesto states that persons with disabilities should be able to live their lives like others and the party programme wants to remove obstacles to their participation. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued work on modern and legally certain rules serves precisely that purpose, together with the plan's commitment to the principles of the rule of law and protection against the exploitation of users.

Original (Swedish)

Planen behandlar inte ställföreträdar- och överförmyndarreglerna, men valmanifestet slår fast att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra och partiprogrammet vill undanröja hinder för deras delaktighet. Motförslagets krav på fortsatt arbete för moderna och rättssäkra regler tjänar just det syftet, tillsammans med planens åtagande om rättsstatens principer och skydd mot att brukare utnyttjas.

  • participation for persons with disabilitiesdecisive»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Persons with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others.”
  • removed obstacles»Undanröjda hinder för personer med funktionsnedsättning att delta i samhällslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Removed obstacles for persons with disabilities to participate in social life.”
  • legally certain exercise of public authority»Slå vakt om rättsstatens principer.« (party programme ↗)“Safeguard the principles of the rule of law.”
  • protection against exploitation»Vinstjakten inom assistansen ska motverkas, liksom att brukare eller personliga assistenter utnyttjas i kriminella syften.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profit-seeking in assistance provision shall be counteracted, as well as the exploitation of users or personal assistants for criminal purposes.”
MPMiljöpartietNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The plan does not address representative and guardian regulations.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan does not address representative and guardian regulations. The closest principle is that all shall be equal before the law, that legal certainty must be guaranteed throughout the legal system and that persons with disabilities should have equal rights and self-determination. Based on that principle, the plan supports continued work towards modern and legally secure rules, but the grounds are thin.

Original (Swedish)

Planen behandlar inte ställföreträdar- och överförmyndarreglerna. Närmast liggande princip är att alla ska vara lika inför lagen, att rättssäkerheten måste garanteras i hela rättssystemet och att personer med nedsatt funktionsförmåga ska ha lika rättigheter och självbestämmande. Utifrån den principen stöder planen ett fortsatt arbete för moderna och rättssäkra regler, men underlaget är tunt.

  • legal certainty for individualsdecisive»Alla ska vara lika inför lagen och rättssäkerheten måste garanteras i« (party programme ↗)“All shall be equal before the law and legal certainty must be guaranteed in”
  • equal rights regardless of capacity»funktionsnedsättning eller förmåga, ha lika rättigheter och möjligheter.« (party programme ↗)“disability or capacity, have equal rights and opportunities.”
  • rule of law principles»Rättsstatens principer kan inte tas för givna.« (party programme ↗)“The principles of the rule of law cannot be taken for granted.”
CCenterpartietNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The plan wants everyone to be able to get their case heard, with shorter lead times in public administration, and the party programme makes it the state's task to protect the weakest and secure the rule of law.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants everyone to be able to get their case heard, with shorter lead times in public administration, and the party programme makes it the state's task to protect the weakest and secure the rule of law. Continuing to modernize the rules on representatives and guardians serves precisely that group's legal security. The plan does not mention representation, which is why support is weakly derived.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill att alla ska kunna få sin sak prövad, med kortare ledtider i myndighetsutövningen, och partiprogrammet gör det till statens uppgift att skydda de svagaste och säkra rättsordningen. Att fortsätta modernisera reglerna om ställföreträdare och överförmyndare tjänar just den gruppens rättssäkerhet. Planen nämner dock inte ställföreträdarskap, varför stödet är svagt härlett.

  • legally secure public administrationdecisive»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden should be able to get their case heard. Lead times for processing and public administration in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to counsel improved.”
  • protection for the most vulnerable»att skydda de svagaste och mest utsatta« (party programme ↗)“to protect the weakest and most vulnerable”
  • the individual's rights against the state»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended.”
LLiberalernaNoYesdeparts from the planderived

The plan requires that individuals' opportunities to assert their rights against government agencies increase and that legal security is strengthened, and it wants to establish special oversight that protects individuals' rights in support systems.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan requires that individuals' opportunities to assert their rights against government agencies increase and that legal security is strengthened, and it wants to establish special oversight that protects individuals' rights in support systems. Continuing the work on guardianship rules so that they remain modern and legally secure follows from these principles. The plan does not however specifically address the guardian system.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver att den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna ökar och att rättssäkerheten stärks, och den vill inrätta särskild tillsyn som bevakar enskildas rättigheter i stödsystemen. Att fortsätta arbetet med ställföreträdarreglerna så att de förblir moderna och rättssäkra följer av dessa principer. Planen behandlar dock inte överförmyndarsystemet särskilt.

  • individuals' rights against agenciesdecisive»Den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“Individuals' opportunities to assert their rights against government agencies must increase.”
  • strengthened legal security»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal security and protection of civil freedoms and rights need to be strengthened.”
  • oversight of individuals' rights»Vi vill även under nästa mandatperiod inrätta en LSS-inspektion som bevakar den enskildes rättigheter gentemot staten och får bukt med de oseriösa aktörer inom assistansen där brukare eller anställda far illa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We also want to establish an LSS (Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) inspection during the next term that oversees individuals' rights against the state and deals with unscrupulous actors in assistance services where users or employees are harmed.”
  • dignity and integrity»Den enskildes värdighet och integritet får inte kränkas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's dignity and integrity must not be violated.”

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.

KDKristdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan establishes that it is warranted to use legislation to alleviate the situation for persons with disabilities and that policy shall solidarize with the weak.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan establishes that it is warranted to use legislation to alleviate the situation for persons with disabilities and that policy shall solidarize with the weak. Social policy measures shall be marked by respect for personal integrity. Urging the government to continue to modernize and protect the rules on representatives lies in accordance with this, even though the plan does not address representation itself.

Original (Swedish)

Planen slår fast att det är befogat att använda lagstiftning för att underlätta situationen för personer med funktionsnedsättning och att politiken ska solidarisera sig med de svaga. Socialpolitiska insatser ska präglas av respekt för den personliga integriteten. Att uppmana regeringen att fortsätta modernisera och rättssäkra reglerna om ställföreträdare ligger i linje med detta, även om planen inte uttalar sig om just ställföreträdarskapet.

  • legislation for exposeddecisive»använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer med« (party programme ↗)“use the legislative instrument to alleviate the situation for persons with”
  • solidarity with weak»solidarisera oss med de svaga och förtryckta.« (party programme ↗)“solidarize with us with the weak and oppressed.”
  • respect for integrity»insatser måste präglas av respekt för den personliga integriteten och ge förutsättningar för« (party programme ↗)“measures must be marked by respect for personal integrity and provide conditions for”

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.

MModeraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan wants the Constitution to provide practical and effective protection for individuals in relation to municipalities and authorities, and it describes its own approach as a constant readiness to evaluate and improve implemented reforms.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants the Constitution to provide practical and effective protection for individuals in relation to municipalities and authorities, and it describes its own approach as a constant readiness to evaluate and improve implemented reforms. To continue working on the parts of the inquiry that have been left without action, so that the rules on representation remain modern and legally secure, follows from this. The plan does not mention representation, however, so support is inferred.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill att grundlagen ger ett praktiskt och effektivt skydd för enskilda i relation till kommuner och myndigheter, och den beskriver det egna arbetssättet som en ständig beredskap att utvärdera och förbättra genomförda reformer. Att fortsätta arbeta med de delar av utredningen som lämnats utan åtgärd, så att reglerna om ställföreträdare förblir moderna och rättssäkra, följer av det. Planen nämner dock inte ställföreträdarskapet, så stödet är härlett.

  • effective protection for individualsdecisive»Vi måste se till att det inte bara är vackra ord, utan att grundlagen också ger ett praktiskt och effektivt skydd för enskilda människor i relation till exempelvis en kommun eller en statlig myndighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must ensure that it is not just fine words, but that the Constitution also provides practical and effective protection for individuals in relation to, for example, a municipality or a state authority.”
  • continuous review of reforms»beredskap för att utvärdera, ompröva, förändra och förbättra« (party programme ↗)“readiness to evaluate, reconsider, change and improve”
  • strengthened legal security»Stärka domstolarnas oberoende och skyddet för medborgarnas fri- och rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the independence of the courts and the protection of citizens' freedoms and 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.

SDSverigedemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan requires strengthened quality and legal security in investigations and decisions concerning individuals, and that the rule of law principles in the administrative model are strengthened.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan requires strengthened quality and legal security in investigations and decisions concerning individuals, and that the rule of law principles in the administrative model are strengthened. The counter-proposal's requirements for continued work on modern and legally secure rules on representatives and guardians align with this. The plan, however, does not specifically address the representation system.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver stärkt kvalitet och rättssäkerhet i utredningar och beslut som rör enskilda, och att de rättsstatliga principerna i förvaltningsmodellen stärks. Motförslagets krav på fortsatt arbete för moderna och rättssäkra regler om ställföreträdare och överförmyndare ligger i linje med det. Planen behandlar dock inte ställföreträdarsystemet särskilt.

  • legally secure processingdecisive»Verka för stärkt kvalitet på utredningar och förkortade handläggningstider« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for strengthened quality in investigations and shortened processing times”
  • strengthened rule of law principles»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka de rättsstatliga principerna i den svenska förvaltningsmodellen genom ökade inslag av maktdelning och ett stärkt oberoende av domstolsväsendet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen the rule of law principles in the Swedish administrative model through increased elements of separation of powers and a strengthened independence of the judicial system.”
  • legal security for the represented»Öka kvalité och rättssäkerhet i utredningar om barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase quality and legal security in investigations concerning children”
  • protection for vulnerable individuals»Medborgare som på grund av omständigheter bortom egen kontroll möter andra utmaningar i vardagen ska inte begränsas i sin tillgång till samhälls- eller arbetslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Citizens who due to circumstances beyond their own control face other challenges in everyday life shall not be limited in their access to social or working life.”

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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Source: The Swedish Parliament