section 1 of this Act apply to the processing of personal data in
Employment service labour market policy activities.
The law also applies to the processing of personal data in
cases for compensation under the Act (2010:197) if
provisioning efforts for some newly arrived immigrants and in
cases with the employment services of the receipt for the settlement of
some newly arrived immigrants. The provisions of this law concerning
the processing of personal data in the employment policy
the business shall also apply to the processing of personal data in
these cases.
The law does not apply in that part of the
labour market policy activities, which is also the health and
health care under health care Act (1982:763). In the
part of the activities applied rather than the patient data law
(2008:355).
The law applies only if the treatment is completely or partially
automated or if the information included in or is intended
be part of a structured set of personal data which are
available for searching or compilation under
specific criteria. Law (2011:545).
1 a of the processing of personal data is permitted under the
This Act may be carried out even if the data subject opposes
the treatment.
Government, or the Government authority determines,
Announces rules on exceptions to the first subparagraph.
Law (2010:2029).
The relationship to the personal data Act
section 2 of the personal data Act (1998:204) applies to the processing of
personal data within the labour market policy activities,
unless otherwise provided by this Act or the regulations that have
issued pursuant to this Act or otherwise by section 2 of the
the personal data Act.
Privacy responsibility
section 3 of the employment service is responsible for the
processing of personal data by the employment service.
Law (2007:410).
Purposes, etc.
section 4 of the public employment service may process personal data within the
labour market policy operations only if needed
1. handling of matters,
2. publishing of site information, information about
complementary players and applications for employment,
3. planning, methodology development, supervision, monitoring,
results and evaluation of activities,
4. manufacture of non-personal statistics, and
5. cooperation in the field of labour market policy
European Union and European economic area
and according to the agreement of 6 March 1982 on a common
Nordic labour market. Law (2010:2029).
section 5 of the public employment service may process personal data for
the provision of information needed in
1. Insurance, Central Board of student aid, or
unemployment funds activities as a basis for decisions on
and control of benefits, allowances and other payments,
2. The tax agency's activities as a basis for decisions and
control of tax,
3. such activities during the inspection of
unemployment insurance relating to supervision and the issuing of
certificate pursuant to § 48 Act (1997:238) on unemployment insurance,
4. Enforcement Authority's activities as a basis for the assessment
According to Chapter 4. execution code of the extent to which a
debtor has property seizure, bar
5. social activities of boards as a basis for decisions and
control of financial assistance pursuant to Chapter 4. the social service act
(2001:453),
6. The Swedish Migration Board's activities as a basis for decisions on
assistance under the Act (1994:137) on the reception of asylum seekers
and others, as well as
7. additional actors ' activities in accordance with mandates from the
The public employment service.
The employment service may also process personal data for
provide information to Parliament or the Government
or to another in order to carry out reporting in accordance
by law or regulation. Moreover, section 9, first subparagraph, (d)
and the second subparagraph personal data Act (1998:204).
Law (2010:2029).
section 6 of the Government, or the Government authority determines,
Announces rules on the limitation of the purposes of paragraph 4, and
about the limitations of which personal data may be processed for
a particular purpose.
Labour market policy database
section 7 of the labour market policy activities, it must be
a collection of personal information through the use of automated
the treatment used in operations for the purposes
specified in §§ 4 to 6 (labour market policy database).
The processing of sensitive personal data, etc.
section 8 of the employment service may process sensitive personal data
referred to in paragraph 13 of the personal data Act (1998:204) and
personal data relating to offences, etc., referred to in paragraph 21 of the same
law if the information has been provided in a case or necessary
for examining the. Act (2007:410).
9 § sensitive personal data referred to in paragraph 13 of
personal data Act (1998:204) may be processed in a database
only if they have been left in a case. Sensitive
personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, or concerning health
also get processed in a database if they are necessary for the
the handling of a case.
Personal information about social conditions and ratings,
conclusions or other evaluative information about an individual
may be processed in a database only if they have been left in a
case or is necessary for the handling of it.
The same applies to the personal data referred to in paragraph 21 of the
the personal data Act. Team (2013:154).
section 10 of the Data that the individual has been supported by
the Social Service Act (2001:453) or been the subject of action
According to the Aliens Act (2005:716) may be processed in a database
only if they have been left in a case. Team (2013:1171).
Access to personal information within the public employment service
section 11 of the access to personal data shall be reserved for the
categories of staff within the employment services which, by reason of its
tasks need to have access to the data.
The Government or the authority, as the Government determines
Announces rules for access in accordance with the first paragraph.
Law (2010:2029).
Direct access and disclosure of personal information
section 12 of the social insurance agency, CSN,
The Swedish unemployment insurance,
unemployment funds, enforcement authority, a social welfare board
and the Swedish Migration Board shall have direct access to personal information
treated in a labour market policy database, if needed
for the purposes referred to in paragraph 5. A social welfare Board may have
direct access only after the employment office is satisfied
If the administrative officer of the social welfare committee can only take part of
information on persons involved in matters of the Board.
An individual may, in a labour market policy database have
direct access to information about himself as well as to such
information about employers, and additional operators
treated in accordance with paragraph 4 of the 2.
An employer may in a labour market policy database have
direct access to such information about a job applicant who receives
treated in accordance with paragraph 4 of the 2.
Government Announces rules about which personal data
may be subject to access under the first to third subparagraphs.
Law (2010:2029).
paragraph 13 of the Data in the database may be disclosed to an individual on the
medium for automated processing only if the Government has
announced regulations on it.
Government, or the Government authority determines,
Announces rules about which personal data may be
out on the medium of automated processing to authorities and
individual.
Search terms
section 14 of Such sensitive personal data referred to in paragraph 13 of
personal data Act (1998:204) and such delicate
personal data referred to in the second subparagraph of section 9 or section 10 may
not be used as a search term.
By derogation from the prohibition provided for in the first subparagraph may be code for
health condition or for such disabilities as leads
abled to be used as search terms for planning
efforts and mediation of work.
Code for health or for such disabilities
that causes reduced ability to work, the code for
employment program or initiative as well as the code for
search category or instruction shall also be used as
search for oversight, monitoring, evaluation and
production of de-identified data.
The Government or the authority, as the Government determines
Announces rules on restrictions in the rest of the
search terms that may be used. Law (2011:545).
Rectification and indemnity
section 15 of the provisions of the personal data Act (1998:204) about
rectification and Indemnity apply to the processing of
personal information under this Act or the regulations that have
in connection with this Act.
Thinning
section 16 Information about job seekers in a labour market policy
database expires two years after the end of the year in which the
the processing of the data has been completed in the case of the
supervisory authority.
Tasks that have been separated for statistical purposes shall be screened
ten years after the separation.
The Government, or Government authority determines,
provide for exceptions to these screening times when
the conservation of materials for research needs. Such
material should be left to an archives authority.
Additional regulations
section 17 the Government announces further regulations on the
personal data may be processed in a labour market policy
database.
Government, or the Government authority determines,
regulations on the restriction of the personal data that may
treated in a labour market policy database.
Appeal
section 18 A decision on rectifying or refusing
request for information under section 26 of the personal data Act
(1998:204) may be appealed to the administrative court. Other
decisions under this law may not be appealed.
Leave to appeal is required for an appeal to the administrative court.
Transitional provisions
2002:546
1. this law shall enter into force on 1 August 2002, when the law
(1994:459) of PES registry expires.
2. The older Act regulations for thinning and
registry content, however, is still in the field of information
and documents added to a PES record
and labour market Board central statistical register before
on 1 August 2002.
3. the provisions of this Act shall not apply until
on October 1, 2007 in the matter of such manual processing of
personal data commenced before or on 24 October 1998
manual processing for a particular purpose if
manual processing for this purpose began before the October 24
1998.