Government bills7

Topicrefugee reception centres7
  1. HE 134/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending the care guarantee for adults

    Waiting times for adults to access non-urgent primary healthcare and dental care will be extended. The existing shorter waiting times will remain in place for children and young people under 23 years of age.

    13 Dec 2024 · 5 votes
    109 jaa
    56 ei
  2. HE 28/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Lowering reception and spending allowances

    The reception allowance and spending allowance paid to asylum seekers, beneficiaries of temporary protection and victims of trafficking in human beings without a municipality of residence will be reduced. The change is temporary and will remain in force until the end of 2025.

    1 Jul 2024 · 1 vote
    108 jaa
    59 ei
  3. HE 55/2023 vpPassed

    Retaining the 14-day care guarantee

    The maximum waiting time for access to non-urgent primary healthcare medical treatment will be kept at 14 days. The previously planned seven-day care guarantee will be abandoned due to healthcare staff shortages.

    1 Dec 2023 · 6 votes
    118 jaa
    56 ei
  4. HE 234/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Decentralising asylum appeals to administrative courts

    The processing of appeals against asylum decisions will be decentralised from the Helsinki Administrative Court to three other administrative courts as well. The change aims to speed up processing and clear court backlogs.

    16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 133/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Introducing residence requirements for asylum seekers

    An asylum seeker could be ordered to reside at a designated reception centre and report there regularly. For an unaccompanied child aged 15 or over, a residence requirement within the reception centre grounds would serve as a less severe alternative to detention prior to removal from the country.

    21 Dec 2016 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Matti Semi

    141 jaa
    32 ei
  6. HE 131/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Incorporating state reception centres into Migri

    State reception centres will be transferred into the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) will decide independently on the establishment and closure of reception centres.

    2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 101/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Allowing security stewards at reception centres

    Security stewards may be deployed to reception and registration centres for asylum seekers with permission from the police. The aim of the amendment is to improve safety and security at the centres and their surrounding areas and to prevent disturbances.

    25 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote