Procedural authority

The plan establishes that children have specific needs but cannot always express them or speak for themselves, and that politics must be designed so that the child's best interests come first. Swiftly investigating procedural standing for twelve-year-olds is about precisely the child's right to apply, appeal and have their voice heard. The Social Services Act must furthermore be interpreted expansively in favour of the individual.

• the child's right to be hearddecisive»Barn har specifika behov, men de kan inte alltid uttrycka dem.« (party programme ↗)“Children have specific needs, but they cannot always express them.”
• the child's best interests first»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kommer i första rummet.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party's politics must be designed so that the child's best interests come first.”
• expansive social services law»Socialtjänstlagen ska tolkas extensivt.« (party programme ↗)“The Social Services Act must be interpreted expansively.”
• legal certainty and appeal»Genom medborgerlig insyn, rättshjälp, offentlig« (party programme ↗)“Through public oversight, 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 establishes that all children have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and that the child's best interests must be considered in all decisions. If the child's consent is decisive for an intervention, the child must also be able to apply and appeal, and a prompt investigation of legal capacity at age twelve follows from that principle. The plan further wishes to strengthen social services to reach young people in time. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as the foundationdecisive»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.”
• the child's best interests in all decisions»bästa ska beaktas vid alla beslut.« (party programme ↗)“best interests must be considered in all decisions.”
• strengthened social services»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthening social services is central to reaching young people in time.”

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 views children as co-creators with their own rights, wants the Convention on the Rights of the Child to become Swedish law and for children's legal security to be strengthened. That a child whose consent is decisive should also be able to apply and appeal follows from these commitments, which is the counter-proposal's demand. Legal standing as such is not mentioned in the plan.

• children as co-creatorsdecisive»Barn ska vara med och utforma samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Children should be involved in shaping society.”
• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as law»barnkonvention ska bli svensk lag« (party programme ↗)“Convention on the Rights of the Child shall become Swedish law”
• strengthened legal security for children»Barnets rättstrygghet måste stärkas om det« (party programme ↗)“Children's legal security must be strengthened if”

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 everyone living in Sweden should be able to get their case heard, that decisions can be appealed and that access to counsel is improved. Swiftly investigating procedural capacity for children who have turned twelve makes the child's consent into a right that the child can itself assert and appeal, which follows from the child's perspective that the plan places first. The procedural capacity age is however not addressed, hence the derivation.

• right to have one's case hearddecisive»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden should be able to get their case heard.”
• right to appeal»Politiska beslut och juridiska domslut måste kunna överklagas« (party programme ↗)“Political decisions and legal sentences must be able to be appealed”
• children's rights»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Society's actors should adopt the individual's perspective. Of greatest importance is then children's rights and perspective.”
• access to counsel»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lead times for processing and public administration in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to counsel improved.”

The plan sees the child as an independent legal subject: the Convention on the Rights of the Child is law, children shall have the right to their own representative when the family needs support and placed children's rights shall be clearly stated in law. Rapidly investigating procedural standing for children who have turned twelve years old follows from this and from the plan's requirement that individuals' opportunities to assert their rights against authorities shall increase. The plan does not explicitly mention procedural standing.

• child's own representativedecisive»När en hel familj behöver socialtjänstens stöd ska barn ha rätt till ett eget ombud.« (party programme ↗)“When a whole family needs social services support, children shall have the right to their own representative.”
• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as law»Genom att FN:s barnkonvention införlivats i svensk lag tydliggörs barns och ungas rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“By incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law, the rights of children and young people are clarified.”
• strengthened 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.”
• children's rights in law»Placerade barns fri- och rättigheter ska vara tydligt angivna i lagen, och placerade barn ska ha rätt att få information.« (party programme ↗)“Placed children's freedoms and rights shall be clearly stated in law, and placed children shall have the right to receive information.”

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 provide conditions for influence and participation from the individual, explicitly for both adults and children, and that young people without voting rights are heard and considered in decision-making. Promptly investigating procedural rights for children who have reached twelve years old, so that the child can apply and appeal, follows from these commitments and from the principle that the child's best interests shall be paramount.

• children's participation in measuresdecisive»av respekt för den personliga integriteten och ge förutsättningar för inflytande och delaktighet från den enskilde, för såväl vuxna som barn.« (party programme ↗)“out of respect for personal integrity and provide conditions for influence and participation from the individual, for both adults and children.”
• young people shall be heard in decisions»beakta ungdomars synpunkter när beslut fattas.« (party programme ↗)“consider young people's views when decisions are made.”
• child's best interests first»barnets bästa ska komma i främsta rummet.« (party programme ↗)“the child's best interests shall be paramount.”
• Convention on the Rights of the Child as basis»att stödja barn och ungdomar ska ske med utgångspunkt i FN:s barnkonvention och bygga på det nära« (party programme ↗)“supporting children and young people should be based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and build on close”

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 the Constitution provide practical and effective protection for individuals in relation to a municipality or authority and that protection for citizens' freedoms and rights be strengthened. To investigate procedural standing so that a child can apply and appeal in its own matter aligns with that principle, as does the legal system's task to secure rights for children. The plan does not address procedural standing, so support is inferred.

• effective legal protection for the individualdecisive»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.”
• strengthened rights protection»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”
• children's rights protected»att säkerställa rättigheterna för barn och andra som inte kan« (party programme ↗)“to ensure the rights of children and others who cannot”

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 does not address legal capacity in proceedings, but establishes that investigations concerning children shall be quality-assured and legally sound, that quality and legal certainty in child investigations shall increase and that the child's best interests shall always be considered. The counter-proposal's requirement that legal capacity in proceedings for children who have turned twelve be quickly investigated, so that the child can apply and appeal, follows from these principles. The conclusion is, however, derived from general commitments.

• legally sound child investigationsdecisive»Utredningar rörande barn ska vara kvalitetssäkrade och rättssäkra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investigations concerning children shall be quality-assured and legally sound.”
• increased legal certainty»Öka kvalité och rättssäkerhet i utredningar om barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase quality and legal certainty in investigations concerning children.”
• child's best interests»Att barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That the child's best interests shall always be considered.”
• children's trust in society»Barn och unga som blir omhändertagna ska kunna lita på samhällets vård och nå en bättre tillvaro.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children and young people who are taken into care shall be able to trust society's care and reach a better 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.