How the personnel of Spain's National Police are organized

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1. The law brings together in a single text the personnel rules of the National Police: rights, duties, entry, training, promotion, job assignments and administrative situations of its officers. Its members are also given the generic name of Policías Nacionales.
2. It lists individual rights, such as dignity at work free from harassment, work-life balance measures, and paid vacation and leave. Collectively, officers can join unions made up only of National Police members, but they have no right to strike.
3. Legal and financial protection is strengthened: the Administration must provide legal defense and take out civil liability insurance covering compensation and bonds arising from officers' work, and must also pay for material damage suffered on duty.
4. As a general rule, a National Police officer may hold a second job, as long as it does not harm the image or prestige of the force or go against its basic principles of action.
5. Entry is by open competitive examination, with no maximum age limit, for the ranks of Inspector and Policía. A university degree is required for Inspector and a high school diploma (bachiller) or equivalent for Policía.
6. Internal promotion is expanded: officers can rise to all ranks through competitive examination or seniority-based selection, and the maximum number of attempts under the seniority system rises from two to three. Officers on leave to care for family members or due to gender violencegender violence Violence a woman suffers from a current or former partner because she is a woman. can also take part.
7. No officer may be subordinate to another of lower rank because of the job they hold. Officers also have the right to stay on duty until retirement age, doing tasks suited to their condition if their physical or mental fitness declines.
8. The law regulates the 'segunda actividadSegunda actividad A status specific to the National Police in which an officer leaves active duty, usually due to age or lack of the required physical or mental fitness, without reaching retirement.' status, specific to this force, to guarantee officers' fitness for duty. Officers may move to it due to insufficient fitness or on their own request at certain ages depending on their rank, or after 25 years of effective service.

Who it affects

• Career officers of the National Police: This is the rulebook for all their rights, duties, career development and administrative situations.
• People who want to join the National Police: It sets out how to apply, what requirements and degrees are needed, and how selection boards work.
• Female officers who are victims of gender violence: They are entitled to leave, job reservation and a forced transfer for their protection.
• Unions of the National Police: Their formation, representativeness and role in the Police Council are regulated.
• Officers of regional police forces of the autonomous communities: They may join the National Police in the equivalent rank and category.

Words worth knowing

Funcionario de carrera

A permanent civil servant who has passed a competitive selection process and has a permanent relationship with the Administration.

Oposición libre

An open competitive examination, available to anyone who meets the requirements, based on tests.

Promoción interna

A system that allows an officer to rise in rank within the same force.

Situación administrativa

Each of the statuses an officer can hold, such as active duty, leave of absence or suspension.

Segunda actividad

A status specific to the National Police in which an officer leaves active duty, usually due to age or lack of the required physical or mental fitness, without reaching retirement.

gender violence

Violence a woman suffers from a current or former partner because she is a woman.

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