Prosecutor's Office Competition Catalonia 2026: deadlines and requirements for Barcelona civil servants

Key data

Career civil servants of the Administration of Justice assigned to the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Barcelona have a very limited time window to apply for singularized positions in the Fiscal Offices of the Superior Prosecutor's Office of Catalonia and the Provincial Prosecutor's Office itself. The Resolution of October 6, 2026 from the Department of Justice and Democratic Quality activates this process with an application submission deadline of only three business days from its publication in the DOGC on October 15, 2026.

The urgency is maximum: whoever does not submit the application electronically within the deadline is automatically excluded from the process. Furthermore, applications are binding, which means that only withdrawals are allowed before the final proposal from the Evaluation Commission.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution convenes a specific competition of merits and capacities to provide vacant singularized work positions in two organizations:

• Fiscal Office of the Superior Prosecutor's Office of Catalonia
• Fiscal Office of the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Barcelona

The competition is governed by the following key elements:

Economic and operational impact

For the affected civil servants, participating in this competition may mean a change of assignment within the scope of Catalan Prosecutor's Offices, with the retributive and professional career implications that this entails. Singularized positions are usually associated with specific levels and supplements higher than ordinary positions, which may represent an improvement in the civil servant's economic conditions.

From an operational perspective, the most immediate impact is the urgency of the deadline: three business days is a very tight margin to gather documentation proving merits and capacities, verify compliance with linguistic requirements, and complete the electronic process. Any error or delay results in definitive exclusion from the process.

For the Administration, this competition allows filling singularized vacancies in key organizations of Catalan justice, improving the operational capacity of the Prosecutor's Offices.

Who does it affect?

This call exclusively affects the following profiles:

• Career civil servants of the Body of Procedural and Administrative Management in active service with definitive assignment or position reserve in the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Barcelona
• Career civil servants of the Body of Procedural and Administrative Processing in the same conditions
• Career civil servants of the Body of Judicial Assistance in the same conditions

The following groups are expressly excluded:

• Civil servants in situation of voluntary leave of absence
• Suspended civil servants
• Civil servants assigned to judicial offices
• Civil servants assigned to the IMLCF (Institut de Medicina Legal i Ciències Forenses de Catalunya)
• Civil servants assigned to Municipal Justice Offices

Practical example

A civil servant of the Body of Procedural and Administrative Management with definitive assignment in the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Barcelona, who accredits the level of Catalan language proficiency (B2 certificate or equivalent recognized), can submit their application electronically during the three business days following October 15, 2026 to apply for one of the vacant singularized positions in the Fiscal Office of the Superior Prosecutor's Office of Catalonia.

If they submit the application, it becomes binding: they can only withdraw before the Evaluation Commission issues its final proposal. If they do not submit an application within the deadline or if they are in a situation of voluntary leave of absence, they are automatically excluded from the process without possibility of appeal for this reason.

A civil servant of the same body assigned to an ordinary judicial office in Barcelona, even if they have a position reserve in the Provincial Prosecutor's Office, must verify whether their specific administrative situation enables them to participate, since those assigned to judicial offices are excluded.

What should civil servants do now?

1. Verify administrative status: Confirm that you are in active service with definitive assignment or position reserve in the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Barcelona, and that you are not in any of the exclusion situations (voluntary leave of absence, suspension, assignment to judicial office, IMLCF or Municipal Justice Office).
2. Accredit Catalan language level: Gather the certificate of recognized Catalan language proficiency level or prepare to pass the specific test provided for in the call.
3. Prepare merits documentation: Compile all documentation proving merits and capacities required in the competition rules before the deadline expires.
4. Submit the application electronically: Complete the process exclusively by electronic means within the three business days from publication in the DOGC (from October 15, 2026 onwards). Paper applications and applications submitted after the deadline are not accepted.
5. Assess the binding nature: Keep in mind that the application is binding. You can only withdraw before the final proposal from the Evaluation Commission, so the decision to participate should be carefully considered.

Official source

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Notice: This article is purely 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-2026-21480