The scope of the law
section 1 of this Act applies in respect of the activities of
1. the State, municipalities and county councils,
2. limited companies, partnerships, associations and foundations of
the State, municipalities or county councils exercise a judicial
control, and
3. the individual, if the business is of importance for the
security or in particular need to be protected against terrorism.
Law (1999:952).
section 2 Of the Swedish Parliament and its authorities apply only to 11-29 sections.
3 repealed by law (1999:952).
section 4 of the State, municipalities and county councils shall be deemed to exercise a
judicial control under section 2, on the lonely
or together
1. own shares of a corporation or units of a financial
coalition with more than half of the total votes of the company or
the Association, or in any other way dispose of so many
votes of the company or association,
2. has the right to appoint or remove a majority of
the members of the Board of Directors of a corporation, an association or
a Foundation, or
3. contains all the unlimited General men in a
trading companies.
For the purposes of 1-3, the influence is considered to be exercised by
the State, if the influence exercised by a legal entity over which
the State determines in the manner set out in paragraphs. What is this
How about the State also applies to municipalities and county councils.
Law (1999:952).
Security protection
section 5 of the Act applies, the activities of which the security protection be
as needed, having regard to the nature, scope and other
circumstances.
The safety Guard must be designed with regard to the individuals ' right to
According to the press law to take part in public documents.
for the purposes Of paragraph 6 of the security protection
1. protection against espionage, sabotage and other crimes that may threaten
national security,
2. protection in other cases of information subject to the privacy
According to the public access to information and secrecy (2009:400) and that
related to national security, and
3. protection against terrorist offences under section 2 of the Act (2003:148) if
the penalties for terrorist offences (terrorism), even if the offences are not
threatens national security. Law (2009:464).
section 7 of the safety guard to prevent
1. that the information covered by the obligation of professional secrecy and which concerns the Kingdom's
Security improperly disclosed, altered or destroyed
(information security),
2. unauthorized access to places where they can access
to the data referred to in 1 or where activities having a bearing
for national security are conducted (access restriction), and
3. to any person who is not reliable from the point of view of safety part
in activities relevant to national security
(background check).
Safety guard shall also otherwise prevent terrorism.
Security agreements
section 8 When State intends to solicit tenders or negotiate contracts for
contracts where there is information with regard to
national security covered by the obligation of professional secrecy, shall meet with a
written agreement (security agreement) with the tenderer or
the provider of the security protection needed in the Special
case. The same applies to municipalities and county councils.
If the safety protection Act applies to the tenderer or
the vendor due to paragraph 1 of 2 or 3, the tenderer's
or the supplier's obligations under the Act may not be made smaller
far-reaching by the terms of the security agreement.
Law (1999:952).
Information security
§ 9 in the design of information security, the need for
protection at automatic data processing are taken into account in particular.
Access restriction
10 § access restrictions should be designed so that the individual's
the right to move freely does not restrict more than necessary.
Provisions that allow for refusal of access to certain
buildings, other structures, areas, and other objects, see
Protection Act (2010:305). Law (2010:309).
Background check
11 § background checks to be made before a person through
employment or otherwise participating in the activities
have significance for national security or be hired for tasks
that are important for protection against terrorism. Background checks may
be made also during employment or other ongoing
participation in the business. The trial should clarify whether
the person may be presumed to be loyal to the interests protected in
This Act and otherwise reliable from the point of view of safety.
Security screening must include register control and special
personal investigation, under the conditions set out in paragraphs 13 to 19.
Law (2006:347).
Register control
section 12 with the register control means that the data is retrieved from a
records covered by the Act (1998:620) about
load records, Swedish law (1998:621) if suspicion registers
or Act (2010:362) about police General reconnaissance records.
With the register control also means that data is retrieved as
treated with the aid of police data Act (2010:361).
Law (2010:365).
13 § records check should be done on the background check that
regards employment, assignment, service in accordance with the law
(1994:1809) about national service, education, visit or
any other participation in activities, if the employment or
participation in activities has been placed in the security class.
With the exception of public agents in accordance with Chapter 27. section 27
the code of judicial procedure and privacy representative according to paragraph 6 of the law
(2009:966) on defence intelligence Court should
records check may not be made when it comes to missions
public defender or representative before the Court.
Records check should also be made in the case of a Member
in the Parliament or the Council or similar missions.
Law (2009:1021).
14 § records check may be carried out also in other cases where it is necessary
protection against terrorism and there are special reasons. Regulations on
This will be announced by the Government, except as regards the Parliament and its
authorities.
15 § records check may be made upon request from another
State, if
1. the person to whom the request relates has or has had a resident
in Sweden,
2. the person shall engage in an activity in the manner specified in
section 13, first subparagraph, and
3. the rules for participation in the other State if
register the control that corresponds to the rules of this law.
Should a person who is or has been domiciled in Sweden participate
in a security-sensitive operations of an international
organisation in which Sweden is a member, get the records check is made,
If your organization has made a request for verification.
Law (2006:347).
16 § records check may be omitted, if it is clear that any
control is not needed, because the clearance procedures relating to
previously have been controlled in the same manner.
Safety classes
section 17 of the employment, or another such participation in activities
referred to in section 13, first paragraph, shall be placed in safety class, if
the employee or otherwise participating in the activities
1. in a large scale, some of the information subject to the privacy
and is of extreme importance for national security (protection class 1),
2. to an extent that is not insignificant, part of such data
referred to in 1 (class 2), or
3. Moreover, some of the information covered by the obligation of professional secrecy and which
is of importance to national security, if the disclosure of data
likely to have but for national security that not only is calling
(safety class 3).
Special personal investigation
18 § A dedicated investigation shall be made at the registry control
relating to employment or otherwise participating in the activities, if
employment or participation in activities has been placed in
safety class 1 or 2. This also applies when a request for
records check has been made by a State or an international
Organization in accordance with section 15. Personal investigation shall include a
examination of the economic conditions were controlled. Otherwise
should the investigation have the extent necessary.
Consent
section 19 of the security clearance case shall have consented
before register control and special personal investigation may be made. A
consent shall be deemed to apply also to renewed inspections and investigations
as long as the controlled shall hold the same position.
Decision register control and placement in safety class
section 20 of the Parliament and its authorities decide on placement of
safety class and on pollutant control as regards Parliament's
management area. For employees at the Parliament determines the
Member of management, after consultation with the Advisory Board of war
Secretary of placement in safety class and if
Register control.
Moreover, the Government decides on the placement of the security class and
If the registry check. The Government may provide to government agencies
and second, to which the provisions on registries control applies,
decides on the placement of the security class and if the registry check.
This right may, however, be awarded such companies,
associations and foundations referred to in paragraph 2 or
the individual referred to in paragraph 1 of the 3 and § 8 only if there are
special reasons. The authority that the Government may
decide if the records check pursuant to section 15. Law (2006:347).
Disclosure of data
21 § disclosure of data on registry verification may comprise
1. for safety class 1 or 2: every task available
available if the controlled and, if it is strictly
necessary, if the spouse or common-law partner, and
2. for safety class 3: information concerning the controlled in
criminal records and suspected the register and the processing of data
be treated in the security police. Law (2010:365).
section 22 at register control under section 14 of the disclosure may include
all information about the controlled contained in
criminal records and suspected the register and the processing of data
be treated in the security police. Law (2010:365).
23 § where there are serious reasons, may disclosure include
data other than those referred to in paragraphs 21 and 22.
Security and integrity protection determines in each
case for disclosure under this section.
Law (2007:984).
section 24, a task that has arrived at the records check or
special personal security clearance investigation may be disclosed only
If it can be assumed to be relevant to the examination of the controlled
reliability from the point of view of safety.
section 25 Before a task that has arrived at
records check or special personal investigation may be disclosed
for the background check, the task relating to the given
opportunity to comment on the task. However, this does
not if the information covered by the obligation of professional secrecy in relation to
the individual under any other provision of public access to information
and secrecy (2009:400) than the 35. section 3.
Even if the task subject to such confidentiality, for the person who
task relating to be given an opportunity to be heard before the task
be disclosed, if his or her interests to be heard
reasonably should have priority over the interest of
your privacy will be protected. Law (2009:464).
section 26 information to be disclosed on the records check may not be accompanied
of any other opinion than a clarification comment for the task.
Examination of the disclosed data
section 27 of The control that determines whether the registry determine independently if
the person to be examined shall be required. The examination shall be based on
the knowledge contained on the examined, the data has arrived
presented at the table control and at special personal investigation, nature
of the activities for which the examination is carried out as well as the circumstances in
otherwise.
section 28 Since a decision has been taken on the occasion of a
background check, the documents come from
The security police as soon as possible be restored there, if the security police
has not decided otherwise. Law (2014:592).
Requirements for Swedish citizenship
section 29 A classified employment in the State, a municipality or a
counties may be held only by those who are Swedish citizens.
The demand for Swedish citizenship does not apply to such participation in
activities under section 13, first paragraph, in addition to employment
shall cause the registry check.
The Government may, in individual cases, waive the obligation in Swedish
citizenship.
Internal training and control
section 30 of the Act applies to public authorities and others in order to ensure
1. that staff receive training in matters of security, and
2. the safety Guard must be checked.
Supervision
section 31 the Government determines shall check
the safety guard with the authorities and others as the law applicable to
as well as bidders and suppliers who have met a
safety protection agreements.
In addition, the State, municipalities and county councils to ensure that the
There is adequate security protection of limited liability companies.
trading companies, associations and foundations over which they exercise
a judicial control as well as of the tenderers and
suppliers with whom they have signed a security agreement.
Law (1999:952).
Exemptions from the application of the law
32 § Government may, in the case of Cabinet Office order
exemption from other provisions in the Act than those that apply
Register control.
Specific provisions relating to the Prime Minister's official residences
32 (a) of the Act (2014:514) if responsibility for some security issues
at the Prime Minister's official residences, there are special
provisions on liability for access restriction and if
samrådsskyldighet before the security agreement shall meet
and before the decision on the placement of the security class.
Law (2014:515).
Regulations on enforcement
33 § Government or authority the Government appoints announces the
the detailed rules necessary for the application of the law.
Transitional provisions
1996:627
1. this law shall enter into force on 1 July 1996, when
personnel control the proclamation (1969:446) shall cease to apply.
2. a decision on placement in protection class according to
personnel control the proclamation (1969:446) shall apply until a
the corresponding decisions on the security class pursuant to the new Act have
taken until the end of 1997. Protection class 1 A, 1 B
and 2 under the proclamation shall be considered equivalent to security classes
1, 2 and 3 in accordance with the law.
1998:625
This law shall enter into force with respect to section 15 on 1 July 1998 and
otherwise, the day the Government determines. For the purposes of 21
and 22 sections in their new version, with criminal records
also cover passenger and load the registry until all
been discontinued from this register data.
