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What it is

Disciplinary rules for Spain's National Police Corps

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 2 October 2009. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Organic Government bill on the disciplinary regime of the National Police Corps.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000044· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law sets out the disciplinary regime for members of the National Police Corps (Cuerpo Nacional de Policía). It mainly applies to officers in active service or in second activity with a posting.
  2. Offenses are classified as very serious, serious or minor. Very serious ones include inhuman or degrading treatment of people in police custody, abandoning duty or insubordination. Serious ones include disobedience or skipping work claiming illness. Minor ones include delays or rudeness toward citizens.
  3. Possible penalties range from dismissal from the service, suspension of duties or forced transfer for very serious offenses, to a reprimand for minor ones. Penalties are graded based on intent, repeat offenses and professional record, among other criteria.
  4. Who imposes the penalty depends on how serious the offense is: the Minister of the Interior can dismiss officers from the service, the Secretary of State for Security can impose long suspensions or forced transfers, the Director General of the Police and the Civil Guard handles serious offenses, and chiefs and Government Delegates impose penalties for minor ones.
  5. Offenses expire: very serious ones after three years, serious ones after two and minor ones after one month. Penalties expire on the same schedule, and once they expire the notes in the officer's personal file are canceled.
  6. Two procedures are set out: a simple one for minor offenses, and one with a statement of charges, evidence and a proposed decision for serious and very serious offenses. The case must be decided and notified within six months at most, or it is closed because it has lapsed.

Who it affects

  • Officers of the National Police Corps in active service or in second activity with a posting: They are the main group affected: they can be sanctioned for offenses they commit.
  • Officers in training: They follow the rules of their police training center and, as a fallback, this law.
  • Hierarchical superiors: They must report in writing any serious or very serious offenses they learn about, and they are liable if they tolerate an offense.
  • Officers in judicial police units or units attached to Autonomous Communities: Their disciplinary cases require reports from the judge, prosecutor or the relevant Autonomous Community.

Words worth knowing

Prescripción (expiration)
The deadline after which an offense can no longer be punished or a penalty enforced.
Pliego de cargos (statement of charges)
A written document listing the facts alleged against the officer so they can defend themselves.
Suspensión de funciones (suspension of duties)
A penalty that bars the officer from working for a set period.
Traslado forzoso (forced transfer)
A penalty forcing a change of posting, with no return to the previous one for one to three years.
Segunda actividad (second activity)
A special status in which the officer does not perform the corps' regular operational duties.

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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. Introduced2 October 2009Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted6 October 2009The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments9 October 2009Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee22 December 2009A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary16 March 2010All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate25 March 2010The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE12 May 2010It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2009Nov 2009Dec 2009Jan 2010Feb 2010Mar 2010Apr 201011. 2 October 2009: Presentación22. 6 October 2009: Comisión de Interior Publicación desde 06/10/2009 hasta 09/10/200933. 6 October 2009: Calificación44. 9 October 2009: Comisión de Interior Enmiendas desde 09/10/2009 hasta 22/12/200955. 22 December 2009: Comisión de Interior Informe desde 22/12/2009 hasta 04/03/201066. 4 March 2010: Comisión de Interior Dictamen desde 04/03/2010 hasta 16/03/201077. 16 March 2010: Pleno Aprobación desde 16/03/2010 hasta 25/03/201088. 25 March 2010: Senado desde 25/03/2010 hasta 12/05/201099. 12 May 2010: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 12/05/2010 hasta 08/06/2010

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: Organic Law 4/2010, of 20 May, on the disciplinary regime of the National Police Corps.

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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