Information Exchange Between Authorities and Municipalities

The party programme directs the demand for increased transparency towards companies where it is needed to combat tax and employment fraud, while it stipulates that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity. A fundamentally loosened confidentiality protection between social services, healthcare and police goes against this, and the plan is built on a strengthened social service with trust from those it serves.

• protection of personal integritydecisive»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
• transparency directed at companies»i företag där det behövs för att stävja fusk med till exempel skatter och« (party programme ↗)“in companies where it is needed to combat fraud with, for example, taxes and”
• preventive social services»förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen social services with sufficient resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection”
• legal security»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“Legal security needs to be maintained through legal aid, civil”

The election manifesto explicitly states that secrecy obstacles between authorities shall be removed so that the police and other professionals can do their job, and requires greater cooperation between police, student welfare, social services and school. The manifesto also wishes to stop welfare crime and take measures against working-life crime. The counter-proposal's demand for a review of the public access and secrecy act for increased information exchange is thereby precisely the plan's line.

• removed secrecy obstaclesdecisive»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy obstacles between authorities shall be removed so that the police and other professionals can do their job.”
• agency cooperation»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a need for greater cooperation between police, student welfare, social services and school.”
• stop welfare crime»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money-laundering shall be stopped.”
• against working-life crime»Krafttag mot arbetslivskriminaliteten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures against working-life crime.”

The election manifesto explicitly wants to ease secrecy between police, schools and social services and strengthen cooperation, and the party programme wants obstacles to such cooperation removed. That supports the counter-proposal's demand for a review of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act for increased information exchange. The plan at the same time sets a limit: crime-fighting must not occur at the expense of human rights, which makes the support conditional.

• eased secrecy between authoritiesdecisive»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 secrecy between neighbourhood police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no child falls through the cracks in preventive work.”
• remove cooperation obstacles»Hinder för denna samverkan bör arbetas bort.« (party programme ↗)“Obstacles to this cooperation should be removed.”
• strengthened authority cooperation»Samverkan mellan olika aktörer som kommer i kontakt med barn och unga i riskzonen, och som kan bidra till att relevanta åtgärder sätts in, bör stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation between different actors who come into contact with children and young people at risk, and who can contribute to relevant measures being implemented, should be strengthened.”
• rights as a limit»Brotts- och terrorbekämpning är viktigt men ska inte ske på bekostnad av mänskliga rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Crime and terrorism prevention is important but shall not occur at the expense of human rights.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly says no to a range of crime-fighting measures that infringe on the individual's rights against the state, and the party programme requires that all legislation be tested against its impact on personal integrity. A fundamental loosening of secrecy between social services, healthcare and police is such an infringement. The plan's efforts against crime point in the opposite direction, so the conclusion is uncertain.

• no to integrity breachesdecisive»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
• 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.”
• integrity as democratic foundation»Respekten för den enskildes personliga integritet är en grundsten i varje demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the individual's personal integrity is a cornerstone of every democracy.”
• efforts against criminality»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall not give in to gangs.”

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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 election manifesto establishes that police and social services as a main rule shall always be able to exchange information between themselves, and the party programme that secrecy barriers shall be removed so that information can be shared more smoothly between authorities. The counter-proposal's demand for a thorough review of secrecy legislation and amendments to the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act is in substance precisely this. The plan also emphasizes that crime prevention work presupposes that authorities can effectively share information.

• information exchange police and social servicesdecisive»Polis och socialtjänst ska som huvudregel alltid kunna utbyta information sinsemellan och ska oftare dela lokaler.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police and social services shall as a main rule always be able to exchange information with each other and shall more often share premises.”
• removed secrecy barriers»information smidigare kan delas mellan myndigheter« (party programme ↗)“information can be shared more smoothly between authorities”
• effective information exchange»myndigheter effektivt kan dela information med varandra.« (party programme ↗)“authorities can effectively share information with each other.”
• reporting requirement for suspected crime»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 ↗)“For police and social services to always have knowledge of children who are on the wrong track in life the main rule shall be that the school always makes a police report and a concern report in case of suspected crime.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly demands a comprehensive review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes. The party programme requires close cooperation between social services, police and schools and that the secrecy option is used restrictively. The counter-proposal's demand for a fundamental secrecy review and amended freedom of information and secrecy law is thus the plan's own line.

• comprehensive review of secrecy rulesdecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Comprehensive review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.”
• close authority cooperation»Socialtjänsten, polisen och skolan har en stor uppgift i detta avseende« (party programme ↗)“Social services, police and schools have an important role in this regard”
• restrictive secrecy»Sekretessmöjligheten ska nyttjas restriktivt.« (party programme ↗)“The secrecy option should be used restrictively.”
• strengthened social measures»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social measures and social services' opportunities for compulsory measures against children and young people who commit crimes.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly commits to removing all secrecy barriers between social services and police, and repeats this in the section on youth crime. The counter-proposal's demand for a thorough review of secrecy legislation to increase information exchange between social services, healthcare and police is precisely what the plan requires. The plan's goal of halving welfare fraud strengthens the conclusion, because information exchange is a central tool against welfare crimes.

• remove secrecy barriersdecisive»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all secrecy barriers between social services and police”
• information exchange against youth crime»Ta bort sekretesshindren mellan polis och socialtjänst samt inrätta ett nationellt no entry-program för unga i riskzonen i syfte att snabbt stoppa en påbörjad kriminell karriär« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove the secrecy barriers between police and social services and establish a national no entry program for young people at risk in order to quickly stop an incipient criminal career”
• halve welfare fraud»I ett första steg är målet att halvera bidragsbrotten under nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“As a first step, the goal is to halve welfare fraud during the next term.”
• control against welfare fraud»Genomföra en nationell folkräkning för att stoppa bidragsbrotten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national census to stop welfare fraud”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto requires that the legal system's coordination between authorities be improved and that procedural obstacles to increased prosecution be removed. This directly supports the counter-proposal's requirement for changed secrecy legislation for information exchange between social services, healthcare and police. The plan additionally wants to stop welfare crime and give social services, schools and the legal system the opportunity to intervene early, which presupposes precisely such information exchange.

• improved inter-agency coordinationdecisive»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The legal system's coordination between authorities and tools to detect and prosecute criminals must be improved.”
• remove procedural obstacles»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural obstacles to enabling increased prosecution must also be removed.”
• early interventions»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and the legal system the opportunity to intervene with a tougher hand at an early stage”
• stop welfare crime»Stoppa välfärdsbrottsligheten inom socialförsäkringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop welfare crime within social insurance”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.