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Regulation (2015:454) Concerning State Aid To Women And Tjejjourer

Original Language Title: Förordning (2015:454) om statsbidrag till kvinno- och tjejjourer

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Scope and purpose



section 1 of this regulation provides for State aid to

local non-profit organizations whose activity is directed to the

battered women and their children and battered girls

in order to offer them support and protection from violence.



2 § the purpose of Government grant is to support activities

conducted by the organizations referred to in paragraph 1 of that

activities with



1. support activities for women and their children when it comes to

advice, call support, to join or otherwise

support women in contacts with authorities, other practical

support, information, professional development, development of

quality work and procedures, documentation and monitoring,

security measures in protected accommodation for women and their children

and support for efforts to prevent men's violence against

Women (women's shelters),



2. support activities for girls when it comes to advice,

calls, to comply with or otherwise supporting girls in

contacts with authorities, other practical assistance in the form of

girl groups, as well as information and skills development, and

efforts to prevent men's and boys ' violence against women

and girls (tjejjourer).



Conditions for State aid



3 § Contributions may, subject to availability of funds, to

non-profit organization



1. is a legal person,



2. engages in such voluntary work referred to in §§ 1 and 2,



3. has adopted bylaws and are democratically organised,



4. has been engaged in activities in the territory mentioned under 1 and

2 § § for at least two years,



5. in its operations respects the democratic ideas, including

gender equality and prohibition of discrimination,



6. operate its business against stated objectives and expected

results, which have established a plan for the activities and

the period of contributions is sought and which describes the

activities the organisation is planning to implement in order to

solve identified problems, and how the work will be followed

up, and



7. can document their business through determined

activities and audit reports.



Grants may be made for certain costs for administration of

the Organization's activities.



Grants may also be given to a foundation that does not comply with the

the conditions referred to in the first subparagraph 3. The Foundation shall be

be transparent. Grants may not be submitted to a State

or municipal Foundation.



section 4 of the grants may not be submitted to an organization that has

liabilities for Swedish taxation of

The Swedish Enforcement Administration or being wound up, or

put out of business.



Contributions must not be made to an organization that has

receive other government subsidies for the same activities.



Form of political contribution



5 § Contribution shall take the form of an operating grant. To a

such contribution may cover certain costs for

administration of the Organization's activities derived from paragraph 3 of the

second paragraph.



The fate of the State's contribution



section 6 of the National Board of health hearing questions about State aid within the meaning of this

Regulation.



Application



section 7 of the application for grants under this regulation be submitted to

The National Board of health and welfare. Applications must be made on a form

in accordance with a form that the National Board of health and welfare

sets. The application must be personally signed by

authorized representative of the organization applying for

contribution. In the application, it is certified that the information supplied

where is real.



The National Board may provide for when an application

the latest to be made and if the form referred to in the first

paragraph.



section 8 application must contain



1. the applicant organization's statutes or Charter,



2. documents showing who has the right to

represent the Association,



3. business and the revenue and expenditure account, balance sheet and

income statement and the auditor's report for the

the previous fiscal year,



4. data concerning the type of activities and the

period applied for, what is the goal of the business

based on the definition of a plan under section 3 of 6, how the applicant

plan to follow up on the results obtained and how the results

relates to the purpose of the State premium, and



5. the annual budget for the activity applied for, as

showing pending and granted subsidies.



section 9 the applicant must submit the documents to the National Board of health and

information the authority needs to be able to examine

application.



section 10 if the applicant does not provide the documents or information

as follows from paragraphs 7 and 8, the applicant must be given the opportunity to

complement the application within a specific time. If the applicant does not comply with

a call to complete the application, the latter may be tested in

"as is".



Decision



11 § Before welfare grant allowance under this

Regulation, the authority shall hear the respective County Administrative Board.



A decision on funding may refer to a period of two years. If the

are reasons for, a decision on the contribution rather than refer to

one year.



section 12 of the National Board of health and welfare may give priority to between received

applications and give preference to applications that are deemed

be best placed to meet the objective set out in section 2 of the

and other conditions for State aid within the meaning of this

Regulation.



section 13 decision to grant to the specified



1. for the objectives and activities the premium is granted,



2. What are the conditions for granting the premium,



3. for the period of time the premium is granted, and



4. What are the reasons for a priority under section 12.



It shall also contain an indication of the provisions of

14 and 16 to 18 sections.



Accounting



section 14 of an organization that has received State aid within the meaning of

This Regulation shall not later than 1 March of the year following the grant year

to the National Board of health shall provide an accounting of how the funds have

been used. Financial statements to be made on a form

in accordance with the form of health and welfare

sets.



The National Board may provide for such a form.



The General Ledger should contain



1. a financial report and statement of what funds

used to,



2. a description of the results achieved and that

is assumed to be achieved and how they relate to the objectives

the premium granted for and the purpose set out in section 2, and



3. other information and documents that the National Board of health and welfare requests.



An accountant to audit the accounts. The auditor's

the audit report must be attached to the report. If the contribution

received amounted to at least five price base amount

According to Chapter 2. 6 and 7 of the social security code, to

the examination shall be made by an authorized or certified public accountant.



section 15 Social Board shall annually not later than 30 september of

the Government will submit a comprehensive accounting of the contributions

submitted pursuant to this regulation.



The General Ledger should contain



1. information on who has received contributions, with the amount of

amount for which objectives and tasks, the results

has been reached and adopted and how they relate

to the objectives that the premium granted for, and



2. a statement of the amount of use in relation to

the objective set out in section 2.



Payment



section 16 of the premium to be paid in advance. In the case of multiannual

refunds will be granted contribution is paid at the beginning of each

the current year.



Revocation of decision



section 17 of the decision on the contribution to be revoked in whole or in part if

conditions to receive funding no longer exists, if it

grant has not been used for those activities which

the basis for the premium or if the conditions set out in section 13

2 has not been complied with.



Refund



18 § the recipient of a financial contribution under this regulation are

repayment required if



1. the receiver by providing incorrect information or

any other way has caused that the contribution has been provided

improperly or with excessive amounts,



2. the grant of any other reasons have been given incorrectly or

with too high amount and the recipient should have known this,



3. the refund has not been used wholly or in part, or not

has been used for the goals or tasks that have been granted

for,



4. the person has received the grant has not provided such

accounts referred to in section 14, or



5. terms and conditions of the contribution have not been respected.



section 19 of the National Board of health shall act to require

back the contribution, if the beneficiary is

the repayment obligation referred to in section 18.



If there are special reasons for it, the National Board of health and welfare

decide to waive recovery in whole or in part.



Appeal



section 20 of the Second decision of the National Board of health and welfare than the Board's decision on the

revocation of decision under section 17 shall not be appealed.

Decision on State aid may not be appealed.



Transitional provisions



2015:454



1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2015.



2. the provisions of paragraph 3 of the first paragraph 6 concerning the

set plan, paragraph 4 that the contribution must not be

be submitted to an organization that has received State aid for

the same activities and section 8 4 with regard to the definition of a plan

apply for the first time in the case of State aid from

in 2016.