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The Director-General of the National Land Survey is Fired

The National Land Survey's Director-General Susanne Ås Sivborg is being dismissed. The Government will also appoint an external auditor. "That I am forced to take a step back hopefully means that the substantive issues concerning the National Land Survey will get more attention in the future", says Susanne Ås Sivborg in a written comment.

» Published: 06 December 2024

The Director-General of the National Land Survey is Fired
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The main thing that has been revealed is a lack of ability to handle the risks that have been pointed out regarding secrecy management when handing out documents, says Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson (KD) to TT.

The Government will also appoint an external and independent investigator to get to the bottom of what really happened. The Government believes that the National Land Survey of Sweden needs a new Director-General to regain trust and take the necessary measures.

The security at the National Land Survey of Sweden has been questioned since Expressen revealed that confidential information was openly available in the National Land Survey of Sweden's archives and that the customer service handed out documents without secrecy checks. This despite Ås Sivborg being warned about the situation several times since 2018. It wasn't until May this year that the services were shut down.

Several questions unanswered

Since Expressen's investigation, the Director-General has been questioned in both the Civil Affairs Committee and the Defence Committee. She has also had two meetings with the Infrastructure Minister. After all the meetings, participants have said that several questions remain unanswered and that the picture of what happened differs.

According to Susanne Ås Sivborg, defence secrets were not available in the archive services, but Carlson says that the decision is not just based on the question of different assessments in security issues, but on how the whole thing was handled.

It has emerged that the board has not been given the necessary information to fully carry out its task, and the responsibility that rests on the board. Furthermore, the information provided to the Government Offices has failed in the current respects during the time before the spring.

Monthly salary: 134,000 kronor

According to Carlson, the decision was made in consultation with the Director-General.

As recently as on Thursday, Ås Sivborg told TT that she "feels secure in her assignment" and had no plans to resign.

On Friday, she issued a written statement:

"I have had a fantastic time at the National Land Survey of Sweden and I am very grateful to have had the trust to lead the agency for nearly seven years as Director-General. I have always acted to the best of my ability, but I respect the Government's decision."

Susanne Ås Sivborg had two years left of her appointment. She has a monthly salary of over 134,000 kronor.

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