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What it is

Proposal to give the anti-corruption prosecutors' office delegates in every region

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 November 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Official title: Private member's bill to reform Law 50/1981, of 30 December, regulating the Organic Statute of the Public Prosecutor's Office, to guarantee the presence of delegations of the Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime in all Autonomous Communities.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000309· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would amend Article 19.5 of the law governing the Public Prosecutor's Office to guarantee delegations of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime in every Autonomous Community. Until now, their placement depended on the number of open cases.
  2. According to the statement of reasons, the goal is for corruption cases to come to light across the whole country, not only where many cases already exist. It also seeks to protect these prosecutors' independence from local authorities.
  3. The bill proposes that the State Attorney General guarantee one delegation in each Autonomous Community, made up of one delegate prosecutor or several if the number of cases warrants it. These prosecutors would report to the Special Prosecutor's Office and inform the head of the office where they work.
  4. The proposed law would take effect six months after its publication in the Official State Gazette, except for measures with budget costs, which would take effect the following fiscal year.

Who it affects

  • State Attorney General (Fiscal General del Estado): Would have to guarantee delegations of the anti-corruption prosecutor's office in every Autonomous Community.
  • Prosecutors in territorial prosecutor's offices: Could be appointed as delegate prosecutors if they prove their specialization, and would report to the Special Prosecutor's Office.
  • Citizens of all Autonomous Communities: Would have anti-corruption delegate prosecutors in their region to investigate corruption cases.

Words worth knowing

Ministerio Fiscal
The body of public prosecutors, which defends the law and the public interest in court.
Fiscal General del Estado
The person who leads all prosecutors in Spain.
Fiscalía Especial
A prosecutor's office focused on one type of case only, such as corruption or drugs.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by members of Congress that still needs to be debated and passed; it is not a law in force.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced21 November 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted11 December 2018The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Nov 2018Dec 2018Jan 2019Feb 201911. 21 November 2018: Presentación22. 11 December 2018: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 11/12/2018 hasta 14/12/201833. 11 December 2018: Calificación44. 14 December 2018: Gobierno Contestación desde 14/12/2018 hasta 23/02/201955. 23 February 2019: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 23/02/2019 hasta 05/03/201966. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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