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Many municipalities do not check criminal records
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Many municipalities do not check criminal records

An older woman has told about how she was raped by a home care employee in Uppsala. Now the municipality has started demanding extracts from the criminal record at employment
Got a Job in Home Care – Despite Suspicion of Assault
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Got a Job in Home Care – Despite Suspicion of Assault

A man who has been identified for rapes in the municipal home care in Uppsala had previously been dismissed in the private home care after suspicions of serious sexual assaults against an elderly woman. This reports Upsala Nya Tidning
Proposal: Increased control of job seekers in municipalities
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Proposal: Increased control of job seekers in municipalities

Municipalities should be allowed to perform checks in the criminal record register when someone is employed in, for example, home care or personal assistance, proposes the government's investigator. Even individuals who work in critical positions should be able to be checked
"Do not check criminal records for home care jobs"
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"Do not check criminal records for home care jobs"

Many terminated contracts in home care
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Many terminated contracts in home care

Drug-impaired home care employee convicted
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Drug-impaired home care employee convicted

This Year's Book - "evokes strong emotions"
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This Year's Book - "evokes strong emotions"

Home Care Employee Arrested for Sex Crimes Against the Elderly
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Home Care Employee Arrested for Sex Crimes Against the Elderly

Many elderly exposed to violence – support is lacking
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Many elderly exposed to violence – support is lacking

Many over 60 years old have been exposed to violence and abuse over the last 12 months. The violence is ongoing in secret and people are suffering in silence
Kjærsgaard steps down – after 40 years
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Kjærsgaard steps down – after 40 years

Fast care contact from 2026 proposed
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Fast care contact from 2026 proposed

The Government is aiming for those living in special housing to have a statutory right to a fixed care contact from July 1, 2026.
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