A report from the A-crime centre (A-krimsenteret) in Tønsberg reveals links between the Child Welfare Service and criminal networks. The ex-Communist “Red Party” (Rødt) is demanding that the report be made public and that Minister of Children and Families Lene Vågslid appear before the Storting. Several other parties support the demand.
SV (ed.: The Socialist Left Party), FrP (ed.: the right-wing Progress Party) and MDG (ed.: The Green Party) have also submitted, or intend to submit, written questions to the minister. The parties are reacting strongly to the contents of the report, which has been extensively covered by Klassekampen:
‘The analysis shows that children in the care of the Child Welfare Service have been placed in private enterprises controlled by individuals associated with criminal networks,’ the report states, according to the newspaper.
It is said to have identified individuals with links to criminal circles in 16 private child welfare enterprises in the South-East Police District, which encompasses Buskerud, Vestfold and Telemark.
On Monday, VG reported that two departments at the child welfare institution BevisstUng Bolig AS are losing their approval and will no longer be permitted to operate.
The background included warnings that several employees who were supposed to look after vulnerable children had previously been convicted of serious crimes.
The Child Welfare Service has been under scrutiny for a long time. It has been known from Sweden that criminals have infiltrated the Child Welfare Service. The same now appears to have happened here. After all the criticism that has been directed at the Child Welfare Service, one must ask what kind of control measures are in place.
There have been several cases of young people in child welfare institutions taking on murder-for-hire assignments for criminal networks. They have been able to conduct their activities while residing at the institutions.
https://www.nrk.no/norge/barnevernsrapport_-rodt-krever-redegjorelse-i-stortinget-1.18001365
