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What it is

Bill proposes independent selection of the prosecutor's data watchdog

Amendments step 3 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 14 March 2025. Introduced by: Senado.

Official title: Private member's bill to amend Law 50/1981, of December 30, regulating the Organic Statute of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000019· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill explains that the Data Protection Supervision and Control Unit of the Public Prosecutor's Office, created by law, has never started operating. It argues that the current wording, which allows an active prosecutor proposed by the Attorney General to be appointed, does not guarantee the independence required by data protection rules.
  2. The bill would have the Plenary of the Fiscal Council choose the head of that Unit by absolute majority Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso.. The person must be a jurist with at least fifteen years of professional practice and proven experience in data protection, serving a single five-year term, and could only be removed for incapacity or serious breach of duties.
  3. The head and staff of the Unit would be bound by professional secrecy, even after their term ends, and the Unit must have the resources it needs to work. Its makeup and operation would be set out later by regulation.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado). For now it is only a bill being debated, not an approved law.

Who it affects

  • The person who heads the Data Protection Supervision and Control Unit: Would see how the head of the Unit is chosen and would be subject to duties of independence and professional secrecy.
  • The Plenary of the Fiscal Council (Consejo Fiscal): Would regain the power to appoint the head of the Unit by absolute majority.
  • People whose data is processed by the Public Prosecutor's Office for judicial purposes: Could turn to this Unit as the oversight authority for how the Prosecutor's Office handles their data.
  • The State Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General del Estado): Would need to adjust its appointment procedures if the bill moves forward.

Words worth knowing

Ministerio Fiscal
The public body that appears in court to defend the law and the public interest, also known as the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Consejo Fiscal
The collective body of the Prosecutor's Office, made up of prosecutors, which takes part in key decisions such as appointments.
Autoridad de control
A body that monitors compliance with personal data protection rules.
FGE
Abbreviation for Fiscal General del Estado, the top position of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Servicios especiales
An administrative status in which a prosecutor leaves their usual post while holding another position.
absolute majority
Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso.

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 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced14 March 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted18 March 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments21 March 2025Groups 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 5 official steps on a timeline
Dec 202511. 14 March 2025: Presentación22. 18 March 2025: Comisión de Justicia Publicación desde 18/03/2025 hasta 21/03/202533. 18 March 2025: Calificación44. 21 March 2025: Comisión de Justicia Enmiendas desde 21/03/2025 hasta 06/10/202655. 6 October 2026: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 06/10/2026 hasta 04/11/2026

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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