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Mother tongue recorded in population register does not alone decide entitlement to day care in the Sámi language
An entry in the population register specifying a child's mother tongue cannot on its own be regarded as decisive when considering a child's right to a place in a Sámi-speaking day-care facility, Deputy-Ombudsman Maija Sakslin points out.
The Sámi Parliament had asked the Ombudsman to examine what measures should be taken so that the language rights of the children of Sámi-speaking people with respect to day-care services would be safeguarded equitably in all municipalities, and whether the legislation regulating the personal data system would need to be amended.
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The request for an explanation did not require other measures on the part of the Deputy-Ombudsman. Ms. Sakslin took the view that the question of a child's day care in an individual case is in the final analysis a matter for a court of law to decide.
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