National Council committee criticizes new national address service
Published: Friday, Jan 12th 2024, 17:21
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For the National Council's Political Institutions Committee (SPK-N), the national address service proposed by the Federal Council is still immature. It is asking the upper chamber to refer the proposal to create such a service back to the government for revision.
The new database will enable federal, cantonal and communal authorities as well as third parties to search for addresses of individuals across cantonal borders. According to parliamentary documents, the search is to be carried out using a person's AHV number.
According to a statement from the parliamentary services on Friday, the SPK-N believes that the federal government does not have the necessary constitutional basis to take action in this area. From a material point of view, it was also not clear what benefits the project would bring to citizens. The SPK-N voted 15 to 10 in favor of rejecting the proposal.
The Council of States adopted the Federal Council's draft law in December with an amendment by 40 votes to 4. According to parliamentary documents, the new database will record the address, full name, date of birth, gender, municipality of residence and data on people moving in and out of the country.
At present, such queries are only possible at municipal or cantonal level, the documents continued. That is why there is interest in a central register in which all this information is bundled.
For the Council of States, the federal government should not only exempt the municipalities from the obligation to pay fees, as proposed by the state government, but also the cantons.
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