Today, background checks are being done on people who will work with children and young people. By requesting a register extract, one can see if the person is convicted of certain crimes, such as sexual offenses, murder, murder, serious abuse, human traffic and child pornography offenses.
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It proposes the government
According to the bill from the government, more occupational categories and more types of crime should also be covered by the register checks in the future. For example, people who work with children and young people should also be able to be controlled in the suspicion register.
The crimes proposed are included in the background checks are sabotage against blue light activities, involving minors in crime, violations of the drug law, certain violations of the Arms Act and violations of the Terrorist Crime Act.
The Government’s goal is for the bill to come into force on June 1, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
The government also wants to increase controls in other ways. Among other things, they want employees who work with the elderly and people with disabilities should also be covered by the checks. Municipalities should also be able to control their staff at critical positions for the municipality’s mission.
– On the part of the government, we are keen that municipalities have the opportunity to do the background checks needed to prevent unauthorized impact, infiltration and other crime, says Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer in one Press release.
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Here you prepare for more extensive background checks
In Södertälje municipality, they have begun to investigate their current routines and have, among other things, discovered deficiencies that are working to improve. The municipality has also started a project to be ready to carry out the new checks as soon as the law allows it. It reported The county newspaper.
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