The Conservative Party tabled a private member's bill proposing a simplification review of Nav, asking the government to establish an expert committee to evaluate the agency 20 years after its 2006 merger. The Labour Party and Progress Party recommend rejecting it, while the Socialist Left Party and Red Party propose alternative bills for a broader expert committee that includes representatives from user and employee organisations.
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The Storting asks the government to establish an expert committee to evaluate Nav 20 years after the 2006 merger and propose a simplification reform aimed at increasing employment transitions, speeding up case processing, reducing unnecessary delays, and improving service quality for users.
The Storting asks the government to examine how Nav's benefit payments can be coordinated and consider whether some benefits could be awarded for longer periods at a time to give recipients greater stability.
The Storting asks the government to review reporting requirements, control procedures, and internal guidelines at Nav, with the aim of clearer management, reduced unnecessary bureaucracy, and a simpler working day for staff.
The Storting asks the government to review the rules governing cooperation between Nav's central office and municipalities, and return to the Storting with proposals that strengthen collaboration, simplify information sharing, and better ensure that users' overall needs are met.
The Storting asks the government to ensure that Nav's digital development work increasingly prioritises automating straightforward cases, so that staff can spend more time on guidance, follow-up, and users with complex needs.
The Storting asks the government to establish a broad expert committee with representation from both user organisations and employee organisations to evaluate Nav, in line with the ambitions of the trust reform.
The Storting asks the government to launch a pilot project with assessment measures conducted in-house at selected Nav offices.