100 Local Police Officer Positions in Madrid: Key Points of the 2026 Call

Key data

The Madrid Municipal Police Corps opens its largest promotion call to Officer in recent years: 100 positions that can only be filled by officers already on active duty. The Resolution of July 14, 2026 formally activates the selection process, whose governing rules have been published since May 2024 in the Official Bulletin of the Madrid City Council.

The chosen system—competitive examination in internal promotion round—combines the evaluation of accumulated merits with the passing of selection tests. This means that experience and trajectory within the corps count, but do not exempt from demonstrating competence in the tests.

What does this call establish?

The resolution activates the selection process to fill 100 Local Police Officer positions, classified in the Special Administration scale, Special Services subscale. The essential points are:

• Exclusive internal promotion round: Only officers who are active in the Madrid Municipal Police Corps at the time of submitting the application may participate.
• Selection system: Competitive examination, which combines the examination phase (tests) with the competition phase (merit evaluation).
• Governing rules: Published in the Official Bulletin of the Madrid City Council in May 2024 and amended in June 2024. These rules are the reference document for all requirements, syllabi, scoring scales and procedures.
• Application deadline: 20 working days counted from July 21, 2026 (date of publication of the call).
• Requirements: Those established in the original rules of May 2024 and their amendments of June 2024. Applicants must verify that they meet all requirements before submitting the application.

The call does not introduce new rules: it refers entirely to those already approved in 2024. This means that any officer who has been following the process since then already knows the conditions; the resolution of July 2026 is the formal starting gun.

Operational impact and promotion opportunity

For the affected officers, this call represents the most significant promotion opportunity within the Madrid Municipal Police Corps in the current cycle. Promotion to Officer entails:

• Increased responsibilities and command over operational units.
• Salary improvement associated with the change in professional category within the Special Services scale.
• Consolidation of professional career in the Local Administration of Madrid.

From an organizational perspective, filling 100 Officer positions has a direct impact on the corps' command structure: it strengthens the intermediate supervision layer and allows for better distribution of operational responsibilities in one of Spain's largest local police forces.

For the City Council, the internal promotion route is more efficient than open access: it leverages the institutional knowledge of already trained officers and reduces adaptation time to the position.

Who does it affect?

• Active officers of the Madrid Municipal Police Corps who meet the requirements of the May 2024 rules (and their amendments of June 2024) to access the Officer category through internal promotion.
• Managers and HR officials of the Madrid City Council who manage workforce planning and position coverage in the Special Services scale.
• Unions and personnel representatives of the Municipal Police Corps, who must inform their members about the deadline and requirements.

This call does not affect external citizens, private companies or other security forces. It is a strictly internal process of the Madrid City Council.

Practical example

An officer of the Madrid Municipal Police Corps who has been active for 10 years and meets the requirements established in the May 2024 rules wants to apply for the 100 Officer positions.

What should they do? They have a deadline of 20 working days from July 21, 2026 to formalize their application. If the call was published on July 21 (Monday), the count of working days excludes Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays, so the deadline would extend approximately to the end of August 2026 (depending on the Madrid City Council's work calendar).

In the competition phase, their accumulated merits—seniority, training, assignments, recognitions—will be evaluated according to the scoring scale set in the 2024 rules. In the examination phase, they must pass the tests established in those same rules. The sum of both scores will determine their position on the final list of approved candidates.

If they do not submit the application within the 20 working day deadline, they are automatically excluded from the process, with no possibility of later correction due to untimeliness.

What should officers do now?

1. Verify compliance with requirements: Review the rules published in the Official Bulletin of the Madrid City Council in May 2024 and their amendments of June 2024. Confirm that all required requirements are met before submitting the application.
2. Calculate the exact deadline: The 20 working day deadline starts on July 21, 2026. Identify the specific deadline date according to the Madrid City Council's working day calendar to avoid missing the deadline.
3. Prepare documentation: Gather all documentation proving merits (seniority, training, assignments, etc.) that will be evaluated in the competition phase, according to the scoring scale of the 2024 rules.
4. Submit the application within the deadline: Formalize the application through the channels enabled by the Madrid City Council before the 20 working day deadline expires. Submission outside the deadline implies automatic exclusion.
5. Prepare for the examination phase tests: Begin or intensify preparation of the syllabus and tests established in the 2024 rules, since the competition phase does not exempt from passing the examination.

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-15906