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Shortcomings in the Government’s efforts to tackle economic abuse
The central government has neglected efforts to tackle domestic economic abuse. Consequently, protection against economic violence – and support for v...
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Considerable inefficiencies in processing citizenship cases
The Swedish Migration Agency’s processing of citizenship applications is lacking in effectiveness, according to the Swedish National Audit Office’s au...
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Sluggish expansion of civil defence
The expansion of civil defence has been slow, according to the Swedish National Audit Office’s audit. The shortcomings are due to issues such as ambig...
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Insufficient prior knowledge leads to high drop-out numbers from higher education
Dropping out from higher education programmes in shortage occupations often stems from a lack of prior knowledge and misaligned expectations (misguide...
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Too little central government focus on maintenance of municipal water and wastewater network
The central government is doing too little to ensure that municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities are managed and maintained, according to...
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Deferred tax payments more costly than expected
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, companies were given – as a crisis measure – the opportunity to defer 12 months of tax payments for up to fi...
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Foreign students perform well, but the system has shortcomings
Non-EU citizens who come to Sweden to study generally perform well and form an important pool for recruitment to research and employment in Sweden. Ho...
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Supervision of medical devices is ineffective
Central government supervision of medical devices is too limited. In addition, government agencies’ conditions need to be strengthened if supervision ...
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Inefficiencies in the Swedish Security Service’s activities
The Swedish National Audit Office has audited the Swedish Security Service’s activities. The overall conclusion is that there are inefficiencies that ...
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Fiscal policy not entirely in line with fiscal policy framework
In 2024, the Government’s fiscal policy has not been fully designed in accordance with the fiscal policy framework. The Swedish National Audit Office ...
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Management of disability policy is unclear
Nine government agencies have specific sector responsibility related to disability policy. The Swedish National Audit Office has audited government ag...
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Uncertain multi-billion investments to reduce emissions from industry
The Industrial Leap programme is a form of state support to research and investments with the aim of reducing climate-impacting emissions. However, th...
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Government agencies’ efficiency not clearly affected by telework
The opportunity to telework has not had any tangible effect – neither positive nor negative – on whether government agencies’ activities are conducted...
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Ineffective measures to reduce discharge of harmful substances into the sea from shipping
Central government measures to reduce discharge of harmful substances into the sea from shipping are ineffective. Neither Swedish regulations on disch...
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High risk of incorrect payment in connection with foreign income
A growing number of people in Sweden today receive income from abroad that affects payments from the social insurance system. The Swedish National Aud...
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Supervision of Sweden’s gambling market is inadequate
The Swedish Gambling Authority carries out too few inspections of the operators in the Swedish gambling market. Furthermore, the choice of who should ...
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Shortcomings in efforts to get unemployed people with short education to study
People without an upper secondary school qualification constitute a large proportion of jobseekers at the Swedish Public Employment Service. Although ...
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Increased overcrowding among households receiving housing allowance
Despite the fact that the central government annually spends almost SEK 5 billion on housing allowance, the proportion of overcrowding among household...
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Few convicted offenders receive treatment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
Only a small proportion of offenders serving a custodial or non-custodial sentence obtain and complete treatment aimed at counteracting their risk of ...
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Exception to sick leave rules improves work prospects
Individuals on long-term sick leave have better prospects of returning to their regular job with the same number of working hours if their capacity to...
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Inadequate identity investigations in Sweden
State initiatives to establish the identity of individuals entering Sweden are not sufficiently effective. These deficiencies pose a heightened risk o...
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Neglected management of national parks and nature reserves
The management of Sweden’s most valuable natural areas is neglected. The shortcomings are mainly due to inadequate funding and follow-up that is not f...
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The Swedish National Audit Office elected onto the Governing Board of EUROSAI
In connection with the congress that is held every three years, the Swedish National Audit Office was elected onto the Governing Board of EUROSAI last...
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The Swedish Inheritance Fund should be wound up
The Swedish Inheritance Fund receives more money than it can distribute, while at the same time the controls performed on the organisations applying f...
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Shortcomings in state compulsory care of children and youths
Care and treatment at the special residential homes for young people of the National Board of Institutional Care is neither adequate nor sufficiently ...
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Targets partly missed in the corporatisation of the Swedish Road Administration and Rail Administration
The state-owned companies Svevia and Infranord were formed to create better competition, greater productivity and efficiency, as well as lower prices ...
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Inadequate interventions when children are suspected of serious crimes
Serious crime among children is a growing problem in Sweden. The audit of the Swedish National Audit Office (“the Swedish NAO”) shows that the interve...
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Shortcomings in state preventive efforts to combat money laundering
The preventive efforts of the state to combat money laundering fall short in effectiveness. The Government’s management of the anti-money laundering s...
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Inadequate efforts for information security in health and social care
Health and social care providers handle large amounts of sensitive personal data digitally, for example in medical records. The central government is ...
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Inadequate measures for children’s rights
Sweden ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (“the CRC”) more than 30 years ago, and in 2020 it became law in Sweden. The audit of the...
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