2024-04-182023/24:JuU18 · p.31JuUJustice
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Criminal-record checks for staff in activities serving people with intellectual disabilities
What's at stake: Adults with intellectual disabilities can have difficulty communicating and therefore face a higher risk of exploitation or abuse; the question is whether they should be covered by the same possibility of staff record checks that already applies to activities involving children.
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 an inquiry should examine extending the law on criminal records so that record checks can also be requested for staff in activities directed at people with intellectual disabilities, regardless of age, or whether the current law — which only covers work with children — should remain unchanged.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee is not prepared to take any initiative, either toward a register of repeat offenders in child sexual-abuse cases or toward an inquiry into extending record checks for staff in activities involving people with intellectual disabilities, and rejects the motion.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 22 (C)
Organisations and activities may currently request record checks for staff who work directly with children, but the law does not cover adults with intellectual disabilities, who can have difficulty communicating and face an increased risk of exploitation. An inquiry is proposed into extending the law on criminal records to cover record checks for staff in activities directed at people with intellectual disabilities, regardless of participants' age.
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 22 by C.
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 | Yes 19/0/0/5 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 90/0/0/16 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 14/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 12/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 57/0/0/11 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/10 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects motion 2023/24:1737 by Christofer Bergenblock and Anne-Li Sjölund (both C).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2023/24:1737 av Christofer Bergenblock och Anne-Li Sjölund (båda C).
Riksdag decision: Parliament rejected just over 100 proposals in motions on violent crimes and crime victims submitted during the general motion period in 2023. The proposals concerned, among other things, violence in intimate relationships, honour-related violence and oppression, restraining orders, strengthened protection for crime victims, and young offenders. Parliament refers to ongoing investigative work and announced reforms in the area.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants perpetrators of domestic violence to be removed through residence bans. (C) — Reservation 22
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 requires that abuse of persons with non-normative functionality be particularly highlighted and that a disability perspective be present within all policy areas.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that abuse of persons with non-normative functionality be particularly highlighted and that a disability perspective be present within all policy areas. To investigate expanded criminal record checks for staff in services directed to adults with intellectual disabilities addresses precisely that vulnerability. The plan does not mention record extracts, so the conclusion is derived from the protection principle.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att övergrepp mot personer med normbrytande funktionalitet särskilt uppmärksammas och att ett funktionshinderperspektiv finns med inom alla politikområden. Att utreda utvidgad registerkontroll för personal i verksamheter riktade till vuxna med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning svarar mot just den utsattheten. Planen nämner inte registerutdrag, varför slutsatsen är härledd ur skyddsprincipen.
- protection against abusedecisive»Våld och övergrepp mot kvinnor med normbrytande funktionalitet måste särskilt uppmärksammas« (party programme ↗)“Violence and abuse against women with non-normative functionality must be particularly highlighted”
- disability perspective everywhere»Ett tydligt funktionshinderperspektiv ska finnas med inom alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“A clear disability perspective shall be present within all policy areas.”
- security with disability»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 ↗)“Similarly, as someone living with a disability you should be able to rely on getting the support you need, and that your right to participate in society the way you want is not constantly questioned and made more difficult.”
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 persons with disabilities must be able to live their lives like others and specifically points out that users must not be exploited for criminal purposes in support services.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that persons with disabilities must be able to live their lives like others and specifically points out that users must not be exploited for criminal purposes in support services. An investigation into extended criminal record checks for staff in activities for adults with intellectual disabilities is a measure in precisely that direction. The programme's requirement for equal conditions for all regardless of functional capacity points in the same direction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra och pekar särskilt ut att brukare inte får utnyttjas i kriminella syften inom stödverksamheter. En utredning av utvidgad registerkontroll för personal i verksamheter för vuxna med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning är en åtgärd i just den riktningen. Programmets krav på lika förutsättningar för alla oavsett funktionsförmåga pekar åt samma håll.
- protect users from exploitationdecisive»Vinstjakten inom assistansen ska motverkas, liksom att brukare eller personliga assistenter utnyttjas i kriminella syften.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profit-seeking in assistance services must be combated, as must users or personal assistants being exploited for criminal purposes.”
- equal living conditions with disabilities»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Persons with disabilities must be able to live their lives like others.”
- rights regardless of functional capacity»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv.« (party programme ↗)“functional capacity, have the right to work, independent housing, full freedom of movement and an active 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.
The party programme places the crime victim and their vulnerability at the centre of criminal justice policy and states that everyone, regardless of disability, shall have equal rights.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme places the crime victim and their vulnerability at the centre of criminal justice policy and states that everyone, regardless of disability, shall have equal rights. An investigation into expanded criminal record extracts for staff working with adults with intellectual disabilities protects precisely a group at elevated risk of abuse. The plan thus supports the demand, even though it does not address record checks directly.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet sätter brottsoffret och dennes utsatthet i centrum för rättspolitiken och slår fast att alla, oavsett funktionsnedsättning, ska ha lika rättigheter. En utredning om utvidgade registerutdrag för personal som arbetar med vuxna med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning skyddar just en grupp med förhöjd risk att utsättas för övergrepp. Planen stöder därför kravet, även om den inte behandlar registerkontroll direkt.
- vulnerability at the centredecisive»brottsoffret och dennes utsatthet i centrum.« (party programme ↗)“the crime victim and their vulnerability at the centre.”
- equal rights with disability»Alla människor, oavsett funktionsnedsättning eller« (party programme ↗)“All people, regardless of disability or”
- safe LSS activities»att lagen om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade (LSS) förtydligas och statligt huvudmannaskap införs i den personliga assistansen så att människor får det stöd de behöver och har rätt till.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS) is clarified and state leadership is introduced in personal assistance so that people get the support they need and have the right to.”
- tools against abuse»rättsvårdande myndigheterna ska ges de verktyg« (party programme ↗)“the law enforcement authorities shall be given the tools”
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 obliges the state to protect the weakest and most vulnerable and requires that anyone with a disability receives the support they need, with greater state responsibility for LSS to function.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan obliges the state to protect the weakest and most vulnerable and requires that anyone with a disability receives the support they need, with greater state responsibility for LSS to function. Investigating expanded register checks for staff in services for adults with intellectual disabilities falls within that protection commitment. At the same time, the plan requires that every legislative change is tested against the intrusion on privacy, which justifies an investigation rather than a direct decision.
Original (Swedish)
Planen ålägger staten att skydda de svagaste och mest utsatta och kräver att den som har en funktionsnedsättning får det stöd som behövs, med ett större statligt ansvar för att LSS fungerar. Att utreda utvidgad registerkontroll för personal i verksamheter för vuxna med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning ligger inom det skyddsåtagandet. Planen kräver samtidigt att varje lagändring prövas mot integritetsintrånget, vilket motiverar just en utredning snarare än ett direkt beslut.
- support for disabilitydecisive»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You with a disability shall receive the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function.”
- the state's duty to protect»att skydda de svagaste och mest utsatta« (party programme ↗)“to protect the weakest and most vulnerable”
- support and influence for vulnerable»psykisk ohälsa eller missbruksproblem måste ha inflytande över sitt liv och få det stöd som behövs« (party programme ↗)“mental illness or substance abuse problems must have influence over their lives and receive the support they need”
- privacy review of register checksweak 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's disability policy is based on the idea that society shall actively prevent violence and abuse against people who are particularly at risk due to disability, and the election manifesto wants to establish an LSS inspection precisely to tackle unserious actors where users fare poorly.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's disability policy is based on the idea that society shall actively prevent violence and abuse against people who are particularly at risk due to disability, and the election manifesto wants to establish an LSS inspection precisely to tackle unserious actors where users fare poorly. An investigation into expanded criminal record checks serves the same protection purpose. However, the plan's integrity principle requires that register use be tested against its original purpose.
Original (Swedish)
Planens funktionshinderpolitik utgår från att samhället aktivt ska förebygga våld och övergrepp mot personer som är särskilt utsatta på grund av funktionsnedsättning, och valmanifestet vill inrätta en LSS-inspektion just för att komma åt oseriösa aktörer där brukare far illa. En utredning om utvidgad registerkontroll tjänar samma skyddssyfte. Planens integritetsprincip kräver dock att registeranvändningen prövas mot sitt ursprungliga syfte.
- protection for users within LSSdecisive»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 inspection during the next term that monitors the individual's rights against the state and tackles unserious actors within assistance where users or employees fare poorly.”
- prevent abuse of those with disabilities»offentliga ska också aktivt förebygga våld och övergrepp mot barn som är särskilt utsatta på grund« (party programme ↗)“society shall also actively prevent violence and abuse against children who are particularly at risk due”
- self-determination with disabilities»Att bestämma över sitt eget liv är en grundläggande rättighet.« (party programme ↗)“To decide over one's own life is a fundamental right.”
- limited register use»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”
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 that it is justified to use the legislative instrument to alleviate the situation for people with disabilities and that the principle of solidarity obliges special responsibility for the vulnerable.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that it is justified to use the legislative instrument to alleviate the situation for people with disabilities and that the principle of solidarity obliges special responsibility for the vulnerable. Adults with intellectual disabilities face increased risk of abuse, and the election manifesto prioritizes protection against sexual crimes very highly. Investigating expanded background checks is therefore in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att det är befogat att använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer med funktionsnedsättning och att solidaritetsprincipen förpliktar till särskilt ansvar för de utsatta. Vuxna med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning löper förhöjd risk för övergrepp, och valmanifestet prioriterar skydd mot sexualbrott mycket högt. Att utreda utvidgad registerkontroll ligger därför i linje med planen.
- legislation for people with disabilitiesdecisive»Det är befogat att använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer« (party programme ↗)“It is justified to use the legislative instrument to alleviate the situation for people”
- protection against sexual abuse»Skärp straffen för sexualbrott kraftigt. 25 års fängelse för grov våldtäkt, kemisk kastrering som villkor för villkorlig frigivning och livstids fängelse för grov våldtäkt mot barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharply increase sentences for sexual crimes. 25 years' imprisonment for gross rape, chemical castration as a condition for conditional release and life imprisonment for gross rape of a child.”
- special responsibility for the vulnerable»Solidaritetsprincipen motiverar oss att ta gemensamt ansvar för alla människor« (party programme ↗)“The principle of solidarity obliges us to take collective responsibility for all people”
- care for the vulnerable»BÄTTRE OMSORG FÖR UTSATTA« (2022 manifesto ↗)“BETTER CARE FOR THE VULNERABLE”
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 crime against vulnerable people is particularly reprehensible and introduces an entirely new criminal offence category to protect a particularly vulnerable group.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that crime against vulnerable people is particularly reprehensible and introduces an entirely new criminal offence category to protect a particularly vulnerable group. The same principle argues for investigating extended background checks for staff working with adults with intellectual disabilities, a group with heightened risk of exploitation. The plan does not address criminal record extracts directly, but its victim of crime line supports the counter-proposal's requirement.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att brottslighet mot sårbara människor är extra klandervärd och inför en helt ny brottsrubricering för att skydda en särskilt utsatt grupp. Samma princip talar för att utreda utvidgad registerkontroll av personal som arbetar med vuxna med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning, en grupp med förhöjd risk att utnyttjas. Planen behandlar inte registerutdrag direkt, men dess brottsofferlinje stöder motförslagets krav.
- protection of vulnerable peopledecisive»Kriminalitet som riktar sig mot sårbara människor är extra klandervärd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Crime directed at vulnerable people is particularly reprehensible.”
- special protection for vulnerable groups»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”
- legal community on the victim's side»Rättssamhället måste alltid stå på brottsoffrets sida.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The legal community must always stand on the victim's side.”
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 register checks of staff, but states that policy must be shaped from the crime victim's perspective and that those with physical or cognitive limitations must be assured a good and secure life.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address register checks of staff, but states that policy must be shaped from the crime victim's perspective and that those with physical or cognitive limitations must be assured a good and secure life. Investigating expanded criminal records checks for staff working with adults with intellectual disabilities follows from the nearest related principle of protection for the particularly vulnerable. The position is therefore derived and uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte registerkontroll av personal, men slår fast att politiken ska utformas efter brottsoffrets bästa och att den som har fysiska eller kognitiva begränsningar ska tillförsäkras ett gott och tryggt liv. Att utreda utvidgade registerutdrag för personal som arbetar med vuxna med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning följer av den närmast liggande principen om skydd för särskilt utsatta. Ställningstagandet är därför härlett och osäkert.
- crime victim perspective firstdecisive»Utformningen av politiken måste ske utifrån brottsoffrets bästa, inte gärningsmannen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy formulation must be done from the crime victim's perspective, not the perpetrator's.”
- protection for people with disabilities»Alla medborgare ska ha rätt till ett gott liv och en fullgod levnadsstandard, även om man är född med eller råkar ut för något som gjort att man har fysiska eller kognitiva begränsningar eller variationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All citizens shall have the right to a good life and an adequate standard of living, even if one is born with or suffers from something that has caused one to have physical or cognitive limitations or variations.”
- strengthened victim protection»Stärka brottsoffrets ställning och öka stödet till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the position of crime victims and increase support for crime victims”
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 (2023/24:JuU18)
- Committee report full text (HB01JuU18)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:1010 — Kriminalisering av omvändelseförsök av Lawen Redar och Daniel Vencu Velasquez Castro (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1058 — Hedersrelaterat förtryck av Lawen Redar (S)
- Motion 2023/24:11 — Införande av möjlighet till brottsofferutsagor under huvudförhandlingar som gäller barnpornografibrott av Nima Gholam Ali Pour (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1135 — Uppgradering av Brottsförebyggande rådet till ett utvärderingsinstitut för trygghet av Oliver Rosengren (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1142 — Inget identitetsskydd för pedofiler av Boriana Åberg (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1212 — Barnens rätt av Alireza Akhondi (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1224 — Bedrägerier mot äldre av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1238 — Krafttag mot näthat av Stina Larsson (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1278 — Skydd för barn mot kriminella gäng av Noria Manouchi (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1396 — Ingen plats för hederskultur i ett demokratiskt och jämställt samhälle av Ann-Sofie Alm (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1628 — För ett tryggare Malmö och Sverige av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1737 — Krav på registerutdrag av Christofer Bergenblock och Anne-Li Sjölund (båda C)
- Motion 2023/24:1754 — Ändring i vapenlagen gällande pepparsprej av Michael Rubbestad (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:18 — Åtgärder mot hatbrott av Gudrun Nordborg m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2023/24:2014 — Skärpning av lagstiftningen mot näthat av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2073 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor och våld i nära relationer av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:212 — En jämlik tillgång till barnahus av god kvalitet över hela landet av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2199 — Bekämpning av den olagliga arbetskraften av Sten Bergheden och Johanna Rantsi (båda M)
- Motion 2023/24:2223 — Prioritering av brottsoffret av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2375 — Översyn av lagstiftningen för att öka digital kvinnofrid av Inga-Lill Sjöblom m.fl. (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament