The investigator Anita Linder assesses that there are several risks if school, healthcare, and social services were to be covered by the notification requirement.
There is a risk that people will not dare to seek healthcare if they know that information will be disclosed. We also see a risk that if it concerns an infectious disease, it can contribute to the spread of infection in society if people do not seek healthcare, says Anita Linder at a press conference.
There is also a risk that trust in healthcare will be damaged, she states.
Contrary to the law
Regarding schools, children risk not being able to exercise their right to education.
This means that we would not live up to our commitments according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, but also according to our own domestic legislation, says Anita Linder.
The executive authorities have not seen any particular need for schools to be covered, she says.
The reason social services should be exempt is due to the risk that, for example, children who are ill-treated or victims of human trafficking will refrain from seeking help in acute situations.
The risk that people will then not dare to turn to social services, we think is so serious that we believe social services should not be covered, says Linder.
Several authorities that are deemed to lack relevant information will also be exempt from the information requirement, including the Economic Crime Authority and the Prosecution Authority.
The Tax Agency is pointed out
Six authorities will be covered by the information requirement, according to the investigator: the Employment Service, the Enforcement Authority, the Social Insurance Agency, the Pensions Agency, the Prison and Probation Service, and the Tax Agency.
Our assessment is that it is primarily the Tax Agency that will have the greatest significance in this context, to some extent also the Social Insurance Agency and the Pensions Agency. For the others, it is probably less common to have relevant information, says Anita Linder.
Despite all the exemptions, the Minister for Migration believes that the proposal will be "a major step forward".
Now, the investigation assesses that it is these authorities that have the information that is needed, and experts from the Migration Agency and the police have also been involved in the investigation, says Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).
Looking at the school, it is also assessed that the information already exists today, just in a different place.
