Correction of Merit Rankings for Local Officials with National Qualification: 2025-2026 Competition

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If you are participating in the ordinary 2025-2026 competition for the provision of positions reserved for local officials with national qualification, this correction directly affects you. The Resolution of July 13, 2026 from the General Directorate of Civil Service corrects material errors detected in the annex of the Resolution of May 21, 2026, which published the individualized list of general merits of participants.

These errors directly affect the scoring or individual data of certain competitors. In a selective process where the order of precedence determines which positions each official can request, any variation in scoring has real consequences on the final result of the competition.

What does this regulation establish?

The ordinary competition for local administration officials with national qualification is the main mechanism for the provision of positions reserved for this scale: secretariats, comptroller offices and treasuries of municipalities, provincial councils and other local entities.

The process starts with an individualized list of general merits, initially published through the Resolution of May 21, 2026. This document records, for each participant, the accumulated score for concepts such as seniority, personal grade, training or other recognized merits. This score determines the order of precedence in the competition.

The Resolution of July 13, 2026 acts as a correction of material errors detected in the annex of the previous resolution. The corrections may affect:

• The total score assigned to a participant.
• Identifying or classification data of the official within the annex.
• Any other individual data that had been incorrectly recorded in the original publication of May 21, 2026.

The corrected regulation (Resolution of May 21, 2026) remains the reference for the process, but the updated annex published on July 22, 2026 is the one that has validity for all purposes from its entry into force.

Economic and operational impact

For the officials affected, the impact is not economic in the strict sense, but professional and career-related. The ordinary national qualification competition determines the work destination of local secretaries, comptrollers and treasurers. A higher-level position or in a larger local entity entails significant salary and responsibility differences.

From an operational perspective, the correction introduces two immediate effects:

• For officials whose score has been corrected upward: their position in the order of precedence improves and the positions they can apply for expand.
• For officials whose score has been corrected downward or whose data has changed: their options may be reduced compared to what the original May publication reflected.

For local entities (municipalities, provincial councils), the correction can alter which candidates end up filling their vacant positions reserved for national qualification, with the consequent impact on their human resources planning.

Who does it affect?

• Local administration secretaries with national qualification participating in the ordinary 2025-2026 competition.
• Comptroller-treasurers and treasurers of local entities with national qualification registered in the same competition.
• Officials whose score or individual data appeared with errors in the annex of the Resolution of May 21, 2026.
• Local entities with vacant positions reserved for national qualification in the ordinary 2025-2026 competition, whose coverage may be affected by the new order of precedence.
• Advisors and human resources managers of local administrations who monitor the selective process.

Practical example

Suppose that an official with national qualification — let's say a comptroller — appeared in the original annex of May 21, 2026 with a general merits score that placed him in position 150 of the order of precedence. If the correction published on July 22, 2026 corrects an error in the calculation of his seniority or personal grade, his actual score could be higher, moving him, for example, to position 120.

This change in position would allow him to access positions that were previously out of reach, since in the ordinary national qualification competition participants choose their destination according to the order of precedence: whoever has the best score chooses first. If he does not review the updated annex and act accordingly during the period allowed in the process, he may lose that advantage.

The same reasoning applies in reverse: if the correction reduces a participant's score, he must know about it as soon as possible to adjust his position selection strategy.

What should those affected do now?

1. Access the updated annex on the Ministry's website for Civil Service and locate your own data in the corrected individualized list of general merits (published on July 22, 2026).
2. Compare the score and data from the corrected annex with those from the original Resolution of May 21, 2026 to identify if there has been any change affecting your position in the order of precedence.
3. Verify that your data is correct in the updated annex. If after the correction any uncorrected error persists, contact the General Directorate of Civil Service to request correction.
4. Review your resulting position in the order of precedence and adjust your position selection strategy in the ordinary 2025-2026 competition based on your new score.
5. Local entities with positions in the competition should be aware of how the new order of precedence may affect the candidates who fill their vacant positions reserved for national qualification.

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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-2026-15964