Chap. 1, Section 5
Secrecy does not constitute an impediment to the release of information where necessary in order for the authority releasing the information to be capable of discharging its duties.

Chap. 7, Section 4
Secrecy applies within the social services to information concerning the personal circumstances of an individual, unless it is clear that the information can be divulged without the individual or any person close to him suffering harm. Secrecy does not, however, apply to care orders, decisions concerning care without consent or decisions concerning institutional youth care. In derogation of secrecy, information may be released to an individual being of age, concerning matters of importance with a view to that person ascertaining the identity of his biological parents.

In municipal family counselling, secrecy applies to information which an individual has supplied in confidence or which has been obtained in connection with the counselling.

The term "social services" refers to activity under the legislation concerning social services and the special legislation on the care of young persons and of substance abusers without their consent, and also activities otherwise administered, under statutory provisions, by a social welfare committee or by the National Board of Institutional Care. Social services are also taken to include activity by another authority involving the review of decisions by a social welfare committee of special supervision of the committee's activities and of the activities of a municipal immigrant services bureau. Matters concerning assistance to asylum-seekers and other aliens, matters concerning introduction benefit for refugees and certain other aliens, matters concerning parking permits for disabled persons, matters concerning general care under the auspices of a committee charged with the conduct of patient committee activities, and activities under the legislation governing support and services for certain persons with functional impairment are equated with social services.

Secrecy applies to activities relating to the impounding of a personal dossier as provided in section 70c of the Social Services act (1980:620) for information concerning the personal circumstances of an individual.
In derogation of secrecy, information may be supplied to a social welfare committee if needed for the handling of a matter or the implementation of a decision concerning supportive measures, care or treatment and it is of exceptional importance that the information be supplied.

Secrecy as aforesaid does not apply to
1. decisions in matters of liability or competence concerning personnel applied in municipal health care or medical services, or
2. decisions concerning placement in care or the restitution of a personal dossier.

As regards notification in a matter of liability or competence concerning personnel applied in municipal health care or medical services, secrecy applies if disclosure of the information will presumably cause significant harm to the person to whom the information relates or to a person close to him.

Chap. 14, Section 2
Secrecy does not impede the supply of information concerning criminal suspicion to subsections 4-5 a prosecution authority, police authority or other authority charged with intervening against the crime, if the crime is punishable by imprisonment and will presumably entail a penalty other than a fine.

In the case of information to which secrecy applies under Chap. 7, Sections 1-6, Sections 33 and 34, Chap. 8, Section 8 (1), Section 9 or Section 15, or Chap. 9, Section 4 or 7, Section 8 (1) or (2) or Section 9 (2), the provision made in subsection four shall apply only regarding suspicion of a crime not punishable by less than two years' imprisonment. Secrecy as provided in Chap. 7, Section 1, 4, 33 or 34 shall not, however, preclude the release to a prosecution authority or police authority of information concerning suspicion of a crime under Chap. 3, 4 or 6 of the Penal Code having been committed against a person under the age of 18 years.