Register control in healthcare

The party programme states that everyone has the right to protection of their personal privacy and that the accused shall be presumed innocent until proved otherwise, and warns against control systems built on surveillance and monitoring. An expanded criminal record check with ongoing record extracts for large staff groups goes in the opposite direction, and the plan wants sentences to be designed so they do not worsen problems. Protection of the vulnerable should according to the plan instead be built with resources and expertise in services.

• personal privacydecisive»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal privacy.”
• presumption of innocence»anses oskyldiga tills motsatsen är bevisad är grundläggande i det.« (party programme ↗)“are presumed innocent until the contrary is proved is fundamental in”
• against control and surveillance»kontrollsystem och byråkratisk övervakning förstör människors« (party programme ↗)“control systems and bureaucratic surveillance destroy people's”
• sentences that do not worsen»utformade för att faktiskt leda till lägre brottslighet och inte förvärra« (party programme ↗)“designed to actually lead to lower crime and not worsen”

The election manifesto wants to prevent users and personal assistants from being exploited for criminal purposes and that barriers to information exchange between authorities are torn down so that professional groups can do their job. Extended criminal record checks that prevent persons convicted of serious crimes from working with vulnerable people follow from that line and from the requirement that society's full force is mobilized against criminals. The plan does not explicitly mention criminal record checks in care.

• protect users from criminalsdecisive»liksom att brukare eller personliga assistenter utnyttjas i kriminella syften« (2022 manifesto ↗)“as well as preventing users or personal assistants from being exploited for criminal purposes”
• torn down barriers to information exchange»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Barriers to information exchange between authorities must be torn down so that the police and other professional groups can do their job”
• mobilization against criminals»Samhällets fulla kraft ska mobiliseras för att trycka tillbaka de kriminella« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's full force must be mobilized to push back criminals”
• clear reaction against crime»Samhället måste reagera tydligt mot brott och regelöverträdelser« (party programme ↗)“Society must react clearly against crime and rule violations”

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 opposes laws that constitute disproportionate interference with integrity and rejects improper registration and surveillance of individuals. The plan also sees criminal sanctions as crime-preventative and rehabilitative, which argues against ongoing register checks that permanently exclude people from work. Expanded register checks and ongoing extracts from the criminal record register are therefore not in line with the plan.

• no to disproportionate integrity interferencedecisive»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that constitute disproportionate interference with”
• restrictive registration of individuals»otillbörlig registrering eller övervakning baserad på« (party programme ↗)“improper registration or surveillance based on”
• rehabilitative view of sanctions»Brottspåföljder har både ett brottsförebyggande« (party programme ↗)“Criminal sanctions have both a crime-preventative”

The plan demands that all legislation be tested against its impact on personal integrity and that the intrusion be proportionate to the purpose. Greatly expanded register checks and ongoing extracts from the criminal record for large staff groups is ongoing monitoring of individuals without suspicion of crime. The plan simultaneously wants to give vulnerable people unconditional protection, but the integrity principle weighs more heavily here.

• integrity assessment of legislationweak 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 integrity.”
• proportionate intrusiondecisive»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the laws' purpose.”
• individuals' rights against the state»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and individuals' rights against the state must be defended.”
• protection for vulnerable people»villkorslöst skydd mot våld och förnedring inom och utom hemmet« (party programme ↗)“unconditional protection against violence and degradation within and outside the home”

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The plan requires that protection for the individual's integrity be strengthened and that registration not be used for purposes other than the original. Ongoing extracts from the criminal record register for broad personnel groups is such an expanded use of registers that the plan is restrictive towards. Protection of those particularly at risk weighs the other way, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• strengthened integrity protectiondecisive»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection for the individual's integrity shall be strengthened.”
• purpose-limited registration»Övervakning och registrering ska inte användas för andra syften än vad som var de ursprungliga« (party programme ↗)“Surveillance and registration shall not be used for purposes other than what the original”
• integrity review of proposals»Alla nya lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“All new legislative proposals shall be analyzed from an integrity perspective.”
• protect those particularly at risk»aktivt förebygga våld och övergrepp mot barn som är särskilt utsatta« (party programme ↗)“actively prevent violence and abuse against children who are particularly at risk”

The plan measures society's dignity by how the most needy are treated and requires that healthcare is safe for patients. The election manifesto also wants to see a comprehensive review of confidentiality rules so that authorities can share information to prevent crime. Extended background checks for those who work with vulnerable people follows from this, with the caveat of the plan's strong privacy protection.

• protection for the most needydecisive»Värdigheten i ett samhälle kan bäst« (party programme ↗)“Dignity in a society can best”
• patient safety»Den solidariskt finansierade hälso- och sjukvården ska vara ändamålsenlig och kostnadseffektiv, säker för patienterna« (party programme ↗)“The solidarity-financed health and medical services shall be appropriate and cost-effective, safe for patients”
• authorities shall share information»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Comprehensive review of confidentiality rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and clear up crime.”
• strong privacy protection»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have strong”

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 emphasises that crime directed at vulnerable people is particularly reprehensible and is prepared to make explicit demands on those working in care and elderly care, including language requirements. The counter-proposal's requirement for extended background checks and ongoing criminal record extracts for staff in sensitive positions is the same kind of protection for vulnerable people. The plan also wants to generally remove confidentiality obstacles that make it difficult to detect crime.

• protection of vulnerable peopledecisive»Kriminalitet som riktar sig mot sårbara människor är extra klandervärd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Crime directed at vulnerable people is particularly reprehensible.”
• requirements for care staff»Införa språkkrav för personal inom vård och äldreomsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce language requirements for staff in care and elderly care”
• information sharing against crime»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all confidentiality obstacles between social services and police”
• elder peace»Införa äldrefridsbrott som en ny brottsrubricering i syfte att skärpa straffen för dessa brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce elder abuse as a new criminal offence category in order to sharpen sentences for these crimes”

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 those taken into care by society shall be able to trust care and that safety and security in care and at emergency departments shall increase. It also wants to raise requirements and knowledge among all who work with vulnerable children and young people and improve the justice system's tools to detect criminals. Expanded background checks of staff in care, support and psychiatry follow from these commitments.

• protection for those taken into caredecisive»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.”
• safety in care»Öka tryggheten för vårdpersonal och på akutmottagningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety for care staff and at emergency departments.”
• demands on staff with vulnerable»Det behövs också kunskapshöjande åtgärder för alla som arbetar med barn och unga och familjerättsliga frågor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is also a need for knowledge-raising measures for all who work with children and young people and family law matters.”
• better tools against criminals»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The justice system's cooperation between authorities and tools to detect and prosecute criminals shall be improved.”