The Social Welfare Board in Borlänge is appealing the verdict in the Sofie case - "Staying at the HVB home"

After SVT Nyheter's review of the case last spring, the Swedish Health and Care Inspectorate, Ivo, criticized both the municipality and the HVB home for handling the case.

Cared for children have the right to a lawyer and the right to appeal the move, Ivo wrote, because the girl has a different opinion than both the social services and her legal guardians about where she should live.

Sofie won in court

In May, the news came that Sofie may return to the family home.

This was after the administrative court in Falun's judgment, where they considered that the family home could satisfy the location that is considered best for Sofie.

- It feels good to have listened to her and weighed her opinions.

However, we had demanded that this take effect immediately, so that Sofie could come home as soon as possible.

We were refused and we have to wait for the verdict to become final, Sofie's lawyer UllaBella af Klercker said at the time.

On Friday, however, the news came that the social committee in Borlänge is appealing the verdict.

- This means that the girl remains at the HVB home and that she is not allowed to move home until the matter is taken up in the court of appeal.

Which we today do not know when it will do, says UllaBella af Klercker.

The Social Welfare Board in Borlänge's Deputy Chairman Lena Löfgren Berglund writes in an email that: "The Social Welfare Board today took a majority decision to appeal the verdict to the Administrative Court and wants to await the judicial review before we give a statement in the case.".

SVT Dalarna continues to seek Borlänge municipality for a comment.

Sofie is actually called something else.