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Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen
SWEDEN
WEB-SITE
The web-site of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, www.jo.se is open since October 2001. Recently the version in English of the basic information on the web-site was made available. Everybody is welcome to visit the site.
ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report, covering the period July 1, 2000-June 30, 2001 was handed over to Parliament in November 2001. Basic information and statistics from the summary in English of the report is quoted below. The printed version of the summary and of the full report (in Swedish) can be ordered from the Parliamentary Ombudsman Office; Address: Box 16 327, SE 103 26 Stockholm, Sweden.
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsmen Report for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001
During the period covered by the report, the following have held office as Parliamentary Ombudsmen: Mr. Claes Eklundh, who is Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr. Jan Pennlöv, Mrs. Kerstin André and Mr Nils-Olof Berggren. The Deputy Ombudsmen Mrs Gunnel Norell Söderblom and Mr. Leif Ekberg have handled and decided cases of supervision during a number of shorter periods.
Mr. Eklundh has supervised the courts of law, the public prosecution service and the police, while Mr. Pennlöv has dealt with matters concerning the prisons, the armed forces, taxation, customs, the execution of judgements, social insurance and chief guardians. Mrs. André has supervised the fields of social welfare, public health and medical care and education. Mr. Berggren, finally, has been responsible for the supervision of the administrative courts, building and construction, immigration, administration of foreign affairs, environmental protection, farming and protection of animals, labour market, and all additional aspects of civil administration not supervised by any other Parliamentary Ombudsman.
During the year, 4 644 new cases were registered with the Ombudsmen; 4 511 of them were complaints and other cases received (a decrease by 115 compared to the number of cases received during the previous year) and 133 were cases initiated by the Ombudsmen themselves on the basis of observations made during inspections, of newspaper reports or on other grounds.
4 750 cases were concluded during the period; out of them 4 617 were complaint cases and other cases received, whereas 133 were cases initiated by the Ombudsmen themselves. It should be noted that the schedules overleaf show cases concluded during the period, not all cases lodged.
This summary also comprises full reports of some of the cases dealt with by the Ombudsmen during the period.
Schedule of cases initiated by the Ombudsmen and concluded during the period 1 July 2000-30 June 2001
| Activity concerned | Closed without final criticism | Admonitions or other criticism | Preliminary criminal investigation; no prosecution | Referred to other agencies or state organs | Proposal to Parliament or to the Government | Total |
| Courts | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Public prosecutors | 4 | 7 | 1 | -- | -- | 12 |
| Police authorities | 5 | 31 | 1 | 1 | -- | 38 |
| Armed forces | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Prison administration | 4 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | 14 |
| Social welfare | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 9 |
| Medical care | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 6 |
| Social insurance | -- | 12 | -- | -- | 1 | 13 |
| Labour market | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Education, culture | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Taxation, customs | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 6 |
| Environmental management, public Health, protection of animals | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Planning, construction | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Communications | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Immigration | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| County Boards | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Chief guardians | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 8 |
| Employment of civil Servants | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Access to official documents, Freedom of the press | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Total | 22 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 133 |
Schedule of complaint cases concluded during the period 1 July 2000-30 June 2001
| Activity concerned | Dismissed Without Investigation | Referred to other agencies or state organs | No criticism after investigation | Admonitions or other criticism | Prosecutions or disciplinary proceedings | Proposal to Parliament or Government | Total |
| Courts of law | 109 | -- | 167 | 7 | -- | -- | 283 |
| Administrative courts | 38 | -- | 31 | 2 | -- | -- | 71 |
| Public prosecutors | 78 | 8 | 117 | 8 | -- | -- | 211 |
| Police authorities | 212 | 27 | 235 | 28 | -- | -- | 502 |
| Armed forces | 7 | -- | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | 13 |
| Prison administration | 299 | -- | 153 | 38 | -- | -- | 490 |
| Social welfare | 237 | 8 | 328 | 87 | -- | -- | 660 |
| Medical care | 151 | 5 | 79 | 16 | -- | -- | 251 |
| Social insurance | 120 | -- | 123 | 39 | -- | -- | 282 |
| Labour market etc. | 54 | 2 | 52 | 7 | -- | -- | 115 |
| Planning, construction | 50 | -- | 19 | 22 | -- | -- | 91 |
| Execution of judgements | 86 | -- | 38 | 9 | -- | -- | 133 |
| Local government | 61 | -- | 22 | 8 | -- | -- | 91 |
| Communications | 73 | -- | 38 | 18 | -- | -- | 129 |
| Taxation, customs | 103 | 1 | 60 | 19 | -- | -- | 183 |
| Education, culture | 71 | 4 | 101 | 35 | -- | -- | 211 |
| Church | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Chief guardians | 21 | -- | 13 | 5 | -- | -- | 39 |
| Agriculture, environ- mental management, Public health, protection of animals | 53 | -- | 45 | 16 | -- | -- | 114 |
| Immigration | 65 | -- | 29 | 10 | -- | -- | 104 |
| Other cases at County administrative boards, control of lotteries e.a. | 6 | -- | 7 | 2 | -- | -- | 15 |
| Employment of civil Servants etc. | 55 | 1 | 16 | 7 | -- | 1 | 80 |
| Access to official Documents, Freedom of the press | 86 | 2 | 123 | 98 | -- | -- | 309 |
| Administration of Parliamentary and foreign affairs; General elections | 16 | -- | 4 | 1 | -- | -- | 21 |
| Miscellaneous | 35 | -- | 28 | 2 | 1 | -- | 66 |
| Complaints outside Jurisdiction, complaints of obscure meaning | 86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 86 |
| Total | 2173 | 58 | 1831 | 487 | 1 | 1 | 4551 |
Newsletter No. 26
Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen
SWEDEN
WEB-SITE
The web-site of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, www.jo.se is open since October 2001. Recently the version in English of the basic information on the web-site was made available. Everybody is welcome to visit the site.
ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report, covering the period July 1, 2000-June 30, 2001 was handed over to Parliament in November 2001. Basic information and statistics from the summary in English of the report is quoted below. The printed version of the summary and of the full report (in Swedish) can be ordered from the Parliamentary Ombudsman Office; Address: Box 16 327, SE 103 26 Stockholm, Sweden.
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsmen Report for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001
During the period covered by the report, the following have held office as Parliamentary Ombudsmen: Mr. Claes Eklundh, who is Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr. Jan Pennlöv, Mrs. Kerstin André and Mr Nils-Olof Berggren. The Deputy Ombudsmen Mrs Gunnel Norell Söderblom and Mr. Leif Ekberg have handled and decided cases of supervision during a number of shorter periods.
Mr. Eklundh has supervised the courts of law, the public prosecution service and the police, while Mr. Pennlöv has dealt with matters concerning the prisons, the armed forces, taxation, customs, the execution of judgements, social insurance and chief guardians. Mrs. André has supervised the fields of social welfare, public health and medical care and education. Mr. Berggren, finally, has been responsible for the supervision of the administrative courts, building and construction, immigration, administration of foreign affairs, environmental protection, farming and protection of animals, labour market, and all additional aspects of civil administration not supervised by any other Parliamentary Ombudsman.
During the year, 4 644 new cases were registered with the Ombudsmen; 4 511 of them were complaints and other cases received (a decrease by 115 compared to the number of cases received during the previous year) and 133 were cases initiated by the Ombudsmen themselves on the basis of observations made during inspections, of newspaper reports or on other grounds.
4 750 cases were concluded during the period; out of them 4 617 were complaint cases and other cases received, whereas 133 were cases initiated by the Ombudsmen themselves. It should be noted that the schedules overleaf show cases concluded during the period, not all cases lodged.
This summary also comprises full reports of some of the cases dealt with by the Ombudsmen during the period.
Schedule of cases initiated by the Ombudsmen and concluded during the period 1 July 2000-30 June 2001
| Activity concerned | Closed without final criticism | Admonitions or other criticism | Preliminary criminal investigation; no prosecution | Referred to other agencies or state organs | Proposal to Parliament or to the Government | Total |
| Courts | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Public prosecutors | 4 | 7 | 1 | -- | -- | 12 |
| Police authorities | 5 | 31 | 1 | 1 | -- | 38 |
| Armed forces | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Prison administration | 4 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | 14 |
| Social welfare | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 9 |
| Medical care | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 6 |
| Social insurance | -- | 12 | -- | -- | 1 | 13 |
| Labour market | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Education, culture | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Taxation, customs | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 6 |
| Environmental management, public Health, protection of animals | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Planning, construction | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Communications | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Immigration | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| County Boards | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Chief guardians | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 8 |
| Employment of civil Servants | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Access to official documents, Freedom of the press | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Total | 22 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 133 |
Schedule of complaint cases concluded during the period 1 July 2000-30 June 2001
| Activity concerned | Dismissed Without Investigation | Referred to other agencies or state organs | No criticism after investigation | Admonitions or other criticism | Prosecutions or disciplinary proceedings | Proposal to Parliament or Government | Total |
| Courts of law | 109 | -- | 167 | 7 | -- | -- | 283 |
| Administrative courts | 38 | -- | 31 | 2 | -- | -- | 71 |
| Public prosecutors | 78 | 8 | 117 | 8 | -- | -- | 211 |
| Police authorities | 212 | 27 | 235 | 28 | -- | -- | 502 |
| Armed forces | 7 | -- | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | 13 |
| Prison administration | 299 | -- | 153 | 38 | -- | -- | 490 |
| Social welfare | 237 | 8 | 328 | 87 | -- | -- | 660 |
| Medical care | 151 | 5 | 79 | 16 | -- | -- | 251 |
| Social insurance | 120 | -- | 123 | 39 | -- | -- | 282 |
| Labour market etc. | 54 | 2 | 52 | 7 | -- | -- | 115 |
| Planning, construction | 50 | -- | 19 | 22 | -- | -- | 91 |
| Execution of judgements | 86 | -- | 38 | 9 | -- | -- | 133 |
| Local government | 61 | -- | 22 | 8 | -- | -- | 91 |
| Communications | 73 | -- | 38 | 18 | -- | -- | 129 |
| Taxation, customs | 103 | 1 | 60 | 19 | -- | -- | 183 |
| Education, culture | 71 | 4 | 101 | 35 | -- | -- | 211 |
| Church | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Chief guardians | 21 | -- | 13 | 5 | -- | -- | 39 |
| Agriculture, environ- mental management, Public health, protection of animals | 53 | -- | 45 | 16 | -- | -- | 114 |
| Immigration | 65 | -- | 29 | 10 | -- | -- | 104 |
| Other cases at County administrative boards, control of lotteries e.a. | 6 | -- | 7 | 2 | -- | -- | 15 |
| Employment of civil Servants etc. | 55 | 1 | 16 | 7 | -- | 1 | 80 |
| Access to official Documents, Freedom of the press | 86 | 2 | 123 | 98 | -- | -- | 309 |
| Administration of Parliamentary and foreign affairs; General elections | 16 | -- | 4 | 1 | -- | -- | 21 |
| Miscellaneous | 35 | -- | 28 | 2 | 1 | -- | 66 |
| Complaints outside Jurisdiction, complaints of obscure meaning | 86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 86 |
| Total | 2173 | 58 | 1831 | 487 | 1 | 1 | 4551 |
