ÖVP vs. SPÖ

Political row over ban on sex offenders at swimming pools

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10.05.2026 12:00

Who is responsible for safety at our swimming pools? A call to ban sex offenders from outdoor pools is causing political discord. While the ÖVP is pushing for action, the SPÖ points to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior, which is led by the People’s Party.

Who is responsible for the announced ban on sex offenders at outdoor pools? The ÖVP and SPÖ disagree on this. Last year, the SPÖ-led Ministry for Women presented the “National Action Plan to Combat Violence Against Women and Girls,” which includes a provision to keep convicted sex offenders out of public swimming pools through a ban on entry.

Practical questions remain
Upper Austrian ÖVP Club Chairwoman Margit Angerlehner and the Provincial Chairwoman of the Upper Austrian ÖVP Women’s Group, Cornelia Pöttinger, are frustrated: “The pools open in May, and this important measure still hasn’t been implemented.” Above all, practical questions remain open: Who enforces such a ban? What responsibility do operators bear? And how long should a ban on entry apply? “If you say A, you have to say B,” the two ÖVP women from Upper Austria told the SPÖ.

But the office of the SPÖ’s Women’s Ministry counters in response to a “Krone” inquiry: The Ministry of the Interior is responsible—and that is led by the ÖVP. And the latter has not yet presented any concrete proposal. They stand ready to “review it immediately” as soon as it is available.

Will there be a ban on sex offenders at outdoor pools or not?
Will there be a ban on sex offenders at outdoor pools or not?(Bild: Christian Jauschowetz)

“Solidarity across the entire federal government”
The action plan is a “broad show of solidarity by the entire federal government,” officials emphasize. While outdoor pools are already opening, the planned measure remains stuck in political wrangling for the time being.

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