Denotes whether an agency is authorized to process and issue permits (tillståndsprövning). Many agencies are designed to function as gatekeepers, armed with the authority to either grant or deny people access to certain privileges. In Sweden, the currently perhaps most politically salient example is the Migration Agency (Migrationsverket), which determines which immigrants are allowed to take up long-term residence within the nation's borders. But many other agencies have analogous veto-powers within their respective policy domains: before launching a charter school, one must first apply for permission from the School Inspectorate (Skolinspektionen); before selling medical drugs, one must first apply for permission from the Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket); before driving a car, one must first apply for permission from the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen); and so forth.
0 = No
1 = Yes
9999 = Missing
Type of variable: Continuous
Last updated by source: 2018-09-09