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What it is

How the Sociological Research Center is organized and who can use its data

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 11 February 1994. Introduced by: Senado.

Official title: Private member's bill on the organization of the Center for Sociological Research.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000002· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (Center for Sociological Research) is an autonomous public body devoted to the scientific study of Spanish society. It must act with objectivity and neutrality, guarantee equal access to its data, and respect citizens' rights and statistical confidentiality.
  2. The Center conducts studies and surveys, maintains databases, and publishes its results. In surveys, answering is voluntary, and respondents must be told who is doing the study and how their identity and privacy are protected.
  3. Surveys conducted by the Center go into its data bank, and anyone may request access to that information. Data must be ready for consultation within a maximum of three months from the end of fieldwork, and every three months the Center reports to the Spanish Parliament (Cortes Generales) on completed work.
  4. Provisional results of surveys on voting intention or on the rating of parties and political leaders must be sent to the Spanish Parliament within a maximum of fifteen days. If the survey covers an Autonomous Community, the provisional results are also sent to its legislative assembly.

Who it affects

  • Any person or entity, public or private, that wants to consult the Center's data bank.: May request access to the available scientific information.
  • Members of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate.: May obtain from the Center the data, reports and documents they need for their parliamentary work.
  • People who take part in the Center's surveys.: Answering is voluntary, and they have the right to know who is doing the study and how their privacy is protected.
  • Public bodies that commission studies from the Center.: They sign cooperation agreements and own the work they commission.

Words worth knowing

Organismo autónomo (autonomous body)
A public entity with its own legal personality and assets that manages its affairs with some independence from the Government.
Banco de datos (data bank)
An organized collection of information, in this case the Center's surveys, kept so it can be consulted.
Secreto estadístico (statistical confidentiality)
The duty not to reveal data that would identify a specific person within a statistic.
Trabajos de campo (fieldwork)
The phase in which data are collected, for example by conducting survey interviews.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced11 February 1994Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted15 February 1994The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 2 official steps on a timeline
Feb 199411. 11 February 1994: Presentación22. 15 February 1994: Calificación

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?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 39/1995, of December 19, on the Organization of the Center for Sociological Research.

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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