National Police Transfer Contest 2026: destinations, deadlines and what officials must do

Key data

Civil servants of the General State Administration assigned to the General Police Directorate now know their final destinations. The Under-Secretariat of the Interior published, on July 13, 2026, the resolution of the general contest for position provision called by Resolution of December 5, 2025. The assigned destinations are listed in Annex I of the resolution and include positions in Madrid, Ávila and Barcelona, among other locations.

The final nature of the assignment implies that the affected officials must take up their new positions within the established deadlines, without possibility of renunciation except in the cases expressly provided for by the regulations.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution assigns with final character the positions offered in the general contest of the General Police Directorate. The key aspects it regulates are as follows:

• Voluntary nature of destinations: The assigned destinations have a voluntary nature, meaning that the official requested them at the time. However, once assigned, they are non-renounceble.
• Non-renounceability: The assigned destination cannot be rejected, except if the official subsequently obtains another destination by free appointment or by contest.
• No right to compensation: The transfer resulting from this contest does not generate the right to receive any type of compensation for change of destination.
• Deadlines for taking office: The official has three business days if the new destination does not imply change of residence, or one month if it does.
• Included destinations: Annex I lists the assigned positions, with positions located in Madrid, Ávila and Barcelona, among other locations.

This resolution ends the procedure initiated with the December 2025 call and opens the deadline for those affected to exercise, if they deem it appropriate, the available remedies.

Economic and operational impact

From an economic perspective, the most relevant fact for the affected officials is that the transfer does not generate the right to compensation. This means that the costs resulting from the change of destination —moving, travel, housing search— are, in principle, borne by the official themselves, without economic compensation from the Administration.

Operationally, the deadlines are very tight:

• If the new destination is in the same place of residence: 3 business days from publication or notification.
• If it implies change of residence: 1 month from publication or notification.

Failure to meet these deadlines may result in disciplinary consequences for the official, so immediate management of the file is a priority.

For the units and services of the DGP receiving the new personnel, the resolution implies the need to plan the incorporation of personnel in the short term, with the organizational impact this entails in the distribution of workloads and in the coverage of positions that become vacant in the organizations of origin.

Who does it affect?

• Civil servants of the General State Administration who participated in the general contest called on December 5, 2025 in the General Police Directorate.
• Officials who obtained final destination in one of the positions of the Annex I of the resolution (Madrid, Ávila, Barcelona and other locations).
• Human resources managers and unit heads of the origin and destination organizations of the transferred officials, who must manage personnel additions and removals.
• Officials who wish to challenge the resolution, who must act within the established deadlines.

Practical example

A civil servant of the General State Administration currently assigned to a unit of the General Police Directorate in Madrid requests, in the December 2025 contest, a position in Barcelona. The resolution published on July 13, 2026 assigns him that destination with final character.

As it implies change of residence (from Madrid to Barcelona), the official has one month —counted from July 13, 2026— to take office in his new position. During this period he must manage his removal from the original position and his addition to the destination position. He will not receive any compensation for the transfer, since the destination has a voluntary character.

If he considered that the assignment was not correct, he could file a reconsideration remedy within one month with the Under-Secretariat, or go directly to the administrative litigation route within two months before the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid or the one of his domicile.

What should officials do now?

1. Verify if you appear in Annex I: Check the resolution published in the BOE of July 13, 2026 to confirm if your name is among the assignees and what your final destination is.
2. Identify if there is a change of residence: Determine whether the new destination implies or not a change of residence, since this determines whether you have 3 business days or 1 month to take office.
3. Initiate the procedures for taking office: Communicate the resolution to your unit of origin and coordinate with the destination unit the date of incorporation, respecting the applicable deadline.
4. Assess the challenge if appropriate: If you consider that the assignment is incorrect, act before the deadlines expire: reconsideration remedy in 1 month with the Under-Secretariat, or administrative litigation remedy in 2 months before the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid or the one of your domicile.
5. Consult with the personnel service: The HR managers of the affected units must process the corresponding additions and removals and update personnel planning.

Official source

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Notice: This article is merely informative in nature 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-2026-15208