Decisions
The result of an investigation by a Parliamentary Ombudsman is documented in a decision or protocol.
The decisions or protocols include statements by Parliamentary Ombudsmen that clarify whether the public authority concerned has acted in accordance with the law or not. If the public authority has acted incorrectly, the ombudsman will issue criticism that may be directed against the authority as well as an individual public official. Of all complaints filed each year, about 10 per cent are concluded with some form of criticism. The ombudsmen may also conduct investigations on their own initiative – in other words enquiries may be started even if no complaint has been filed.
The ombudsmen’s decisions are not legally binding, which means that the public authority does not officially have to comply with the ombudsmen’s criticism. In practice however, this is almost always the case. Public authorities benefit from the opinions issued by the ombudsmen, the opinions are often used to improve an authority’s internal procedures and rules.
The media also takes great interest in the ombudsmen’s decisions. The media continuously monitors the ombudsmen’s work.
Published decisions
Actively reading a text message on a postcard sent to a prisoner in the Prison and Probation Service constitutes an examination of mail
Go to decision about Actively reading a text message on a postcard sent to a prisoner in the Prison and Probation Service constitutes an examination of mailCriticism of the Prison and Probation Service, Skogome prison, for management, after sleeping pills were found in a double-occupancy cell
Go to decision about Criticism of the Prison and Probation Service, Skogome prison, for management, after sleeping pills were found in a double-occupancy cellCriticism of the Prison and Probation Service, Asptuna prison, because inmates have to receive visitors in a sports hall
Go to decision about Criticism of the Prison and Probation Service, Asptuna prison, because inmates have to receive visitors in a sports hallCriticism of Swedish Customs for putting an arrested person in handcuffs and a waist restraint belt during transportation and taking him to a pharmacy to collect his medicine while wearing these
Go to decision about Criticism of Swedish Customs for putting an arrested person in handcuffs and a waist restraint belt during transportation and taking him to a pharmacy to collect his medicine while wearing theseThe provisions in sections 11 and 12 of the Administrative Procedure Act apply to the Health and Social Care Inspectorate's handling of complaints under the Patient Safety Act; also the issue of slow processing
Go to decision about The provisions in sections 11 and 12 of the Administrative Procedure Act apply to the Health and Social Care Inspectorate's handling of complaints under the Patient Safety Act; also the issue of slow processingThe Parliamentary Ombudsman's review of the prosecutor's handling of the "Swish list" in Sundsvall
Go to decision about The Parliamentary Ombudsman's review of the prosecutor's handling of the "Swish list" in SundsvallCriticism of the Prison and Probation Service, Svartsjö prison, because inmates had to sleep on sofas in the communal areas
Go to decision about Criticism of the Prison and Probation Service, Svartsjö prison, because inmates had to sleep on sofas in the communal areasStatements concerning the execution of a decision to euthanise a dog despite an appeal
Go to decision about Statements concerning the execution of a decision to euthanise a dog despite an appealCriticism of the Prison and Probation Service, Asptuna Prison, because a person was not allowed to start serving their prison sentence
Go to decision about Criticism of the Prison and Probation Service, Asptuna Prison, because a person was not allowed to start serving their prison sentenceAnnual reports
Last updated at 2024-03-05