Evaluation of legislation

The election manifesto directly opposes teachers, social workers and other welfare staff being transformed into administrators of documentation requirements that take time from core tasks, which is precisely the risk the counter-proposal wants to evaluate. The party programme also requires that proposals prove effective and fair when implemented and that policy is built on stable knowledge. That the law's consequences be followed up after one and a half years is thus supported by the plan.

• staff must not become administratorsdecisive»Läkare och sjuksköterskor, undersköterskor, lärare och socialsekreterare, alla som behövs i välfärden, förvandlas till administratörer i ett system där politiker kräver att allt dokumenteras i modeller som inte hade behövts.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Doctors and nurses, nursing assistants, teachers and social workers, all those needed in welfare, are transformed into administrators in a system where politicians demand that everything be documented in models that were not needed.”
• laws should prove effective»förslag som visar sig effektiva och rättvisa den dag de genomförs.« (party programme ↗)“proposals that prove effective and fair the day they are implemented.”
• resources before control forms»Det är resurser som främst behövs, inte formulär för kvalitetssäkring, nya bokningssystem för sjukhussängar eller ännu en managementkonsult som inte kan något om verksamheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The resources that are primarily needed, not forms for quality assurance, new booking systems for hospital beds or yet another management consultant who knows nothing about the work.”
• protection of personal privacy»rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet« (party programme ↗)“right to protection of their personal privacy”

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 wants to eliminate secrecy barriers between government agencies so that police and other professional groups can do their jobs, and at the same time that resources go to activities and not more bureaucracy. The counter-proposal welcomes information sharing but requests an evaluation of precisely documentation requirements and trust effects, which aligns with both these commitments. The plan's requirement for more cooperation between police, student health, social services and schools makes it important to follow up on whether the reform works in practice.

• increased information sharingdecisive»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy barriers between government agencies shall be eliminated so that police and other professional groups can do their jobs.”
• reduced bureaucracy in welfare»Villkor ska ställas så att pengarna till välfärden verkligen går till dess medarbetare – inte mer byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conditions shall be set so that welfare money really goes to its employees – not more bureaucracy.”
• cooperation between government agencies»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More cooperation is needed between police, student health, social services and school.”

The plan indeed wants to ease the confidentiality between police, schools and social services so that no children fall through the cracks, but at the same time states that laws shall not entail disproportionate interference with privacy. An evaluation of the law's consequences after approximately a year and a half is a way to test precisely that balance, and the plan moreover wants to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and that teachers are subjected to detailed control. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's demand for evaluation.

• no disproportionate privacy interferencedecisive»Vi motsätter oss alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose all laws that entail disproportionate interference with privacy.”
• information sharing regarding children»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ease confidentiality between area police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in preventive work”
• do not subject teachers to detailed control»Politikens uppgift är inte att detaljstyra och kontrollera pedagogen i dennes arbete.« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task is not to exercise detailed control and monitor the educator in their work.”
• avoid unnecessary bureaucracy»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active regulatory simplification work.”

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's bearing commitment here is that all legislation shall be tested against its impact on personal privacy, which presupposes that the effects of expanded information sharing are actually monitored. The election manifesto moreover wants to clear away redundant regulations and let staff focus on their core task. An evaluation of documentation requirements and trust effects thus accords with the plan's line.

• privacy review 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 privacy.”
• less bureaucracydecisive»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall clear away redundant regulations and bureaucracy.”
• focus on core task»Hon eller han ska ha möjlighet att fokusera på sitt kärnuppdrag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“He or she should have the opportunity to focus on his or her core task”
• strong privacy protection»Ett starkt integritetsskydd är därför en omistlig del av ett öppet och demokratiskt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Strong privacy protection is therefore an indispensable part of an open and democratic society.”

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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 police and social services as the main rule to always be able to exchange information and wants schools to report suspected criminality, but simultaneously requires that laws with strong impact on personal integrity are regularly evaluated and that bills are analyzed from an integrity perspective. An evaluation one and a half years after implementation is precisely such a follow-up and does not concern the substance of the reform. The plan therefore speaks for the counter-proposal.

• regular evaluation of integrity lawsdecisive»Redan införda lagar med stark påverkan på den personliga integriteten ska regelbundet utvärderas.« (party programme ↗)“Already implemented laws with strong impact on personal integrity shall be regularly evaluated.”
• increased information sharing»Polis och socialtjänst ska som huvudregel alltid kunna utbyta information sinsemellan och ska oftare dela lokaler.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police and social services shall as the main rule always be able to exchange information with each other and shall more often share premises.”
• integrity analysis of bills»Alla nya lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“All new bills shall be analyzed from an integrity perspective.”
• schools' reporting obligation»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 that police and social services shall always be informed about children who are on the wrong track in life, the main rule shall become that schools always make police reports and concern reports in case of suspected criminality.”

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 makes evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control into important political tasks, which directly carries the requirement for an evaluation of the new legislation's effects. The election manifesto also wants to clarify the police's assignment because police today focus far too much on other things than crime prevention, and the plan establishes schools' knowledge assignment; both argue for follow-up of new documentation requirements. The counter-proposal's requirement is therefore supported by the plan.

• evaluation as a political taskdecisive»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political”
• clarified police assignment»Renodla polisens uppdrag. Polisen fokuserar idag alldeles för mycket på annat än brottsbekämpning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clarify the police's assignment. Police today focus far too much on other things than crime prevention.”
• schools' knowledge assignment»Skolan har två huvuduppgifter: dels att stimulera elevernas intellektuella och praktiska kunskapsutveckling« (party programme ↗)“The school has two main assignments: one to stimulate students' intellectual and practical knowledge development”
• consideration for integrity»försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“caution and respect for personal integrity”

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 acknowledges that reforms shall be evaluated and reconsidered, and it carries two commitments that lie close to the counter-proposal's concerns: teachers' documentation requirements shall be reduced and the police's mandate shall be clarified to focus on detecting, investigating and solving crimes. The plan simultaneously wants to remove secrecy barriers between social services and police, thus the actual substance proposal. An evaluation of precisely the documentation and trust effects after a year and a half therefore aligns with the plan.

• readiness to evaluate reformsdecisive»beredskap för att utvärdera, ompröva, förändra och förbättra« (party programme ↗)“readiness to evaluate, reconsider, change and improve”
• reduced documentation requirements»Minska lärarnas dokumentationskrav« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce teachers' documentation requirements”
• streamlined police mandate»Renodla Polisens uppdrag med fokus på att upptäcka, utreda och klara upp brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Streamline the Police's mandate with focus on detecting, investigating and solving crimes”
• removed secrecy barriers»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all secrecy barriers between social services and police”

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 clear results for every public investment, which speaks for such a far-reaching reform as expanded information sharing being followed up and evaluated. The plan also commits to relieving both police officers and teachers of administrative work, exactly the risk the counter-proposal points to with new documentation requirements. The party simultaneously wants to improve authorities' cooperation, so evaluation does not question the reform in substance but its implementation.

• results requirement and evaluationdecisive»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for each public investment”
• less administration for police»Avlasta poliserna med civilanställda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Relieve police officers with civilian staff”
• relief for teachers»Läraryrket ska stärkas med ändamålsenliga pedagogiska verktyg, avlastning och bättre villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The teaching profession shall be strengthened with appropriate pedagogical tools, relief and better conditions.”
• improved information sharing»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The legal system's cooperation between authorities and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals shall be improved.”

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.