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| Original name: | Sosiaalihuoltolaki (1301/2014). |
| Name: | Social Welfare Act (1301/2014). |
| Country: | Finland |
| Subject(s): | Social assistance and services |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2014-12-30 |
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| ISN: | FIN-2014-L-101111 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=101111&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Act online in Finnish and Swedish  Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, FINLEX, www.finlex.fi, Finland, 16 pp. PDF in Finnish (consulted on 2016-01-25) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Contains 62 sections and 7 chapters concerning, inter alia: Chapter 1: General provisions. Chapter 2: Promotion of welfare. Chapter 3: Social service. Chapter 4: Provision of social services. Chapter 5: Ensuring quality of service. Chapter 6: Appeal procedure. Chapter 7: Special provisions. Repeals the Social Welfare Act (710/1982). However, chapter 2 section 25, 26, 26a, 27d, 27e och 40, chapter 5 and 8 are still applicable. |
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