Critiques of social services and lifted snow warning

An external review criticizes how Örebro municipality has documented the care of children. At the same time, SMHI has removed the snow warning for northern Örebro County, and in Vivalla the municipality is conducting outreach to bring more women into employment.

SMHI withdraws snow warning for Örebro County

Earlier this week, SMHI issued a yellow warning for snowfall in the northern parts of Örebro County for Thursday. On Thursday morning, the warning was withdrawn. According to SMHI, 5-15 centimeters of snow were expected, locally up to 20 centimeters in the counties of Örebro, Värmland, Västmanland and Dalarna.

The warning for Västmanland County has also been withdrawn. The yellow warning for snowfall still applies to parts of Värmland and Dalarna counties, until Friday morning. SVT Nyheter Örebro

Criticism of the social services’ documentation in two cases

An external review of the social services in Örebro Municipality, which among other things works with the care and custody of children, shows that several aspects were not documented in the cases known as Elsa and Malin. The review concludes that much of the discussions behind certain decisions are not reflected in the municipality’s documents, even though they should be. It should be possible to follow a case and go back and see how and why a decision was made.

Administrative director Patrik Jonsson says the municipality must first analyse the report and, among other things, look at how documentation is handled. The investigation shows that there may have been grounds for concern about the children’s health when the process began, but that new information and changes were not incorporated into the assessment quickly enough. On one point, the investigation says that there was no legal basis. One of the mothers tells SVT that the review vindicates them, but that no one has apologised to them. SVT Nyheter Örebro

Boab in Hällefors reports former CEO agreement to the police

The municipal housing company Boab in Hällefors has filed a police report. The report was filed on Wednesday at Filipstad police station. The background is an external review conducted earlier this autumn which, among other things, highlighted that an extended agreement with the former CEO, made one day before he was due to leave, would have been unclear and that the payment was unusually hasty.

The review has not established that any crime has been committed, and determining that is also not the board’s task, the company writes on its website. The police will now decide whether to initiate a preliminary investigation. SVT Nyheter Örebro

Outreach support is to help more women in Vivalla find work

A significantly larger proportion of women in Vivalla are in work than 7-8 years ago. Örebro Municipality is working proactively to get more women into further education and employment, and the tools include CV support, driving theory, a driving simulator, cycling school and physical activity. There has also been basketball for women and a swimming school. Employment consultant Faisa Maxamed says it is not just about earning a salary, but about independence, community and confidence in the future.

Sahra Mahamud, employment consultant and driving force behind Folkets Hus in Vivalla, says there is a great deal of worry and many things that the women she meets have not processed. She calls for broader support and a broader mapping that takes a holistic view of the person, looking not just at language and previous education. SVT Nyheter Örebro SVT Nyheter Örebro

Örebro Hockey took a third straight win

Örebro Hockey took three new points. It was the third straight win and the fifth in the last six matches. Coach Martin Filander was pleased with newcomer Lucas Stockselius on the first line: “He is as clever as a book.”

There was talk of weather chaos along the Norrland coast, but Örebro calmly and safely landed its chartered plane in Umeå well ahead of time. Nerikes Allehanda Nerikes Allehanda

In brief

• On Thursday evening, the police were called to a smaller church in Örebro after someone or several people had broken in – one person has been arrested. Nerikes Allehanda
• It has previously been possible to park at Rådhustorget in Lindesberg free of charge for 24 hours – now the parking rules are changing. Nerikes Allehanda
• The yellow-and-white house along Norra kungsvägen in Kumla is to be demolished and replaced by new parking spaces, according to Magnus Uhlin, construction and development manager at Länsgården Fastigheter AB. Nerikes Allehanda
• In Thursday's episode of TV4's Förrädarna, the Örebro resident and former party leader Johan Pehrson wore a sweater with the text Örebro Sportklubb. Nerikes Allehanda
• A priest who, among other things, had been hospital priest in Karlskoga has, at his own request, asked the Diocese of Strängnäs for permission to be released from his office and is no longer a priest. Nerikes Allehanda
• LRF's chairman Palle Borgström visited Askersund to finalize the organization's strategy after the election, and LRF is now making demands on the next government on everything from reduced costs to strengthened food preparedness. Nerikes Allehanda
• A new sole proprietorship, Cmdesign Läderhantverk, is starting in Lekeberg. Nerikes Allehanda