After the JO's decision last autumn, the Swedish Democratic Member of Parliament Ludvig Aspling asked the Minister of Justice what changes in the law are necessary for Södertälje and other municipalities to be able to carry out background checks in the future.
During an interpellation debate in the Riksdag where the question was answered, Gunnar Strömmer (M) promised that an investigation will be set up shortly and done within the framework of fast track.
"As fast as possible"
- We want to set up an investigation as soon as possible, which, moreover, with a clearly defined mission, can move forward quickly to deal with the municipalities' situation, he said in the Riksdag.
However, it is too early to say when the inquiry will be added and when new legislation can be put in place.
The Ministry of Justice writes in an email to SVT that work is underway to draw up directives for the investigation and they currently have no more information on the matter than what was said before.
The fact that an investigation is now being set up is welcomed by the chairman of the municipal board, Boel Godner (S).
- We think it's great, so we can get started again with our background checks to protect our municipality from people who shouldn't be working here.
Checks resume
After the JO's decision, the background checks of all employees were paused, but in December the city manager announced that they would be resumed at the end of February - but only for new recruits.
Hear more in the video above, how Boel Godner views the investigation and what the government's plans look like.