Reply received:
18 April 2026, 11:41 a.m.
Explanation:
My correspondence with the representatives is in Swedish. Naturally, their replies are also in Swedish. The text of each representative’s reply on this page has been translated from Swedish into English by ChatGPT. However, an image of the original text appears at the end of this page.
Hi Bahman,
Thank you for your letter.
What you describe, that children do not receive sufficient food or care in residential care homes, if that is what you mean, is serious and unacceptable. In Sweden, every child placed in the care of society should be met with safety, dignity and adequate living conditions. When that fails, it is a systemic failure that must be taken with the utmost seriousness.
At the same time, it is important to be clear about the distribution of responsibility. Residential care homes are run and followed up by municipalities and are subject to supervision by the responsible authorities, especially the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO). Individual members of parliament do not have the operational ability to intervene in individual cases, but we do have a responsibility to ensure that legislation, resources and supervision function properly.
That is precisely where the political work lies. Questions of quality, control and follow-up within the welfare system, including the protection of children in public care, have been and continue to be the subject of political initiatives, tighter measures and debate. But it is also clear that there are still shortcomings that need to be addressed.
Describing this as a matter of the passivity of individual persons risks oversimplifying a problem that is fundamentally structural. What is required is consistent and long-term work to strengthen supervision, ensure quality and hold those responsible to account.
During its years in government, the Social Democratic Party tightened legislation, strengthened supervision and made the Convention on the Rights of the Child into law. But we are also clear that more needs to be done, especially to stop irresponsible actors and ensure quality throughout the country. I share the view that children’s rights must never be relativised. That is precisely why we need to focus on the measures that actually make a difference in practice.
Kind regards,
Azra Muranovic
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