Supreme Administrative Court held that mothers of wards do not have access to confidential Kela files unless they are statutory parties and children consent.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the Social Insurance Institution (Kansaneläkelaitos) is the authority designated under Section 2(3) of the Public Access to Documents Act. The court found that mothers of wards generally lack the right to access confidential files held by Kela unless they are recognized as parties under Section 19(1) and the wards themselves consent to disclosure. Consequently, the court affirmed that without the children's consent, the mothers' request for information regarding their wards was legally inadmissible.
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AI generatedAsiakirjojen julkisuudesta annetun lain 2 § 3 momentti; 19 § 1 momentti: Mothers of wards are not entitled to access confidential Social Insurance Institution files unless they are statutory parties and the wards consent to disclosure.
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Kansaneläkelaitos oli AsiakJulkL 2 §:n 3 momentissa tarkoitettu viranomainen. Huostaanotettujen lasten äidillä ei ollut ratkaisuja lukuunottamatta oikeutta saada tietoa Kansaneläkelaitoksen hallussa olevista salassapidettävistä asiakirjoista siltäkään osin kuin hän oli AsiakJulkL 19 §:n 1 momentissa tarkoitettu asianosainen, kun lapset vastustivat itseään koskevien tietojen antamista.
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