Question about the obligation of a public authority, where there is doubt as to whether a decision is appealable, to give notice of how to appeal the decision

In a complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, complaints were made against the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection for failing to inform a party of how to appeal a decision not to investigate a complaint further. At the time, the Supreme Administrative Court had granted leave to appeal regarding the question of whether such a decision is appealable. According to the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman, the Authority for Privacy Protection should therefore have given notice of how to appeal the decision in question. The Authority for Privacy Protection is criticised for not doing so.

The Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman emphasises the importance of a decision-making authority providing information on how to appeal a decision every time there are doubts as to its appealability.