During the past year, the city has discovered serious deficiencies in two investigations in a total of ten HVB providers. This includes, among other things, that they have not checked their staff and that they have employed people who have been convicted of crimes, according to the investigation.
This is an incredibly important area, that it works. It's vulnerable children and young people who need support in society and who absolutely should not be caught up by other criminals, says Cecilia Strandberg, procurement lawyer at the City of Gothenburg, to Ekot.
In one of the cases, it involves eight treatment assistants in a business that have been convicted, including for a ruthless serious assault, serious weapons offense and money laundering linked to elder fraud. In some cases, they were convicted while employed at the HVB home.
The City of Gothenburg has now terminated its contracts with the companies and tightened the agreements to make it easier to terminate the cooperation with companies where staff control is lacking. At the same time, several of the HVB homes can continue to receive young people from other municipalities, according to Ekot.
Several of the companies have rejected the criticism.
