The Council for Local Government Analysis (RKA)

The Council for Local Government Analysis (RKA) is a non-profit organisation formed jointly by the State and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR). The Council was set up on the basis of proposals presented in the Government-inquiry report Comparatively. Control and monitoring using key ratios/figures in municipalities and county councils (Jämförelsevis. Styrning och uppföljning med nyckeltal i kommuner och landsting SOU 2005:110). The Council started operations on 1 January 2006.

In addition to running and developing the Local Government Database (LGDB), the tasks of the Council include stimulating comparisons and supporting follow-ups of the attainment of objectives and of resource use in municipalities and county councils. The Local Government Database supplies key ratios for schools, health care and social services and provides the opportunity of following developments over time and making comparisons between municipalities and between county councils in our most important welfare services.

The Council is led by a Board consisting of representatives of the State and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR). The Council has a Secretariat that handles day-to-day work.

Board
Karin Rudebeck, chair
Håkan Sörman, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), deputy chair
Anders Ekholm, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, member
Ylva Grahn Agering, Ministry of Finance, member
Agneta Rönn, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), member
Sven-Olof Karlsson, Jönköping County Council, member
Helen Ängmo, Ministry of Education, Research and Culture, member

Secretariat
Anders Norrlid, director
Ingegerd Berggren, expert
Marie Stoltz, project leader

The Council's articles of association [requires Acrobat Reader]

Government-inquiry report Comparatively. Control and follow-ups using key ratios in municipalities and county councils (SOU 2005:110) [requires Acrobat Reader]