The question is whether a dedicated child-impact assessment should be carried out of the debt-enforcement and insolvency rules, with proposals to improve the situation for children in over-indebted families, or whether the recently implemented rule changes and the ongoing review of the Convention on the Rights of the Child's implementation are sufficient.
Committee proposal adopted, 279–20
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»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kommer i första rummet.«“The Left Party's policy shall be designed so that the best interests of children come first.”best interests of children first · party programme ↗
»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention. Barnens bästa ska beaktas vid alla beslut.«“All children shall have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The best interests of children shall be considered in all decisions.”best interests of the child in all decisions · party programme ↗
»FN:s barnkonvention ska bli svensk lag och politiska beslut bör föregås av en barnkonsekvensanalys.«“The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child shall become Swedish law and political decisions should be preceded by a child impact analysis.”child impact analysis of decisions · party programme ↗
»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.«“Society's actors shall take the individual's perspective. Of greatest importance is then children's rights and perspective.”child perspective in all activities · party programme ↗
»Reglerna för skuldsanering ska ändras så att överskuldsatta får större möjlighet att bli skuldfria.«“The rules for debt relief shall be changed so that over-indebted people have greater opportunity to become debt-free.”easier to become debt-free · party programme ↗
»Det kan till exempel gälla beslut rörande skuldsättning«“This can for example concern decisions regarding debt”children affected by debt decisions · party programme ↗
»Samhällets viktigaste investering för framtiden är barns utveckling.«“Society's most important investment for the future is children's development.”children's development first · party programme ↗
»I familjer som på olika sätt har det svårt är det barnen som hamnar i kläm och kan fara illa därför måste också barnens bästa stå i fokus i familjepolitiken.«“In families that have difficulties in various ways it is the children who are squeezed and can suffer harm, which is why the best interests of children must also be in focus in family policy.”the best interests of children in focus · 2022 manifesto ↗
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