After Ivo, the Swedish Health and Care Inspectorate, criticized Borlänge for the case of the 13-year-old cared for girl we called Sofie, the municipality has now Lex-Sarah reported herself.
The municipality was criticized by Ivo for not giving Sofie a legal representative or information that she could appeal when the social services last year suddenly relocated her from the family home where she grew up.
More people get the right to a lawyer
This means that Borlänge municipality will now give more children in care the right to a lawyer.
According to Kenneth Persson, this also applies to children in other parts of the country.
- This will have an effect throughout Sweden, because it turned out when we called around that there is uncertainty about this on other social services as well.
"A real miss"
The municipality has also not complied with the law which states that a transfer of custody of children in family homes after three years must be considered.
As a result, Sofie had no legal right to her upbringing family.
- This with reconsideration of the transfer of custody, it was a real mistake that they have not done it before, says Kenneth Persson.
Sofie and her lawyer have now appealed, and the question of whether she can move back to the family home will be tried in court.