Supplementary List of Approved Candidates Local Secretary 2026: What It Means

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Municipalities throughout Spain that have had their Secretary positions covered by temporary staff for years now have a new batch of career civil servants ready to be appointed. The Order TDF/441/2026, of April 28, published in the BOE on May 8, 2026, approves a single supplementary list of candidates who have passed the selection process for access to the Local Secretary sub-scale, Entry category, of the Scale of local administration civil servants with national-scope qualification.

This order is not a new process: it is the direct continuation of the temporary employment stabilization process derived from Law 20/2021, which required administrations to call and resolve positions occupied temporarily for years. The supplementary list expands the one published in July 2025 by Order TDF/806/2025.

What does this regulation establish?

Order TDF/441/2026 publishes a single supplementary list of candidates who have passed the temporary employment stabilization competition for the Local Secretary sub-scale, Entry category. This is the selection process called through two orders:

• Order HFP/1328/2022, of December 23, 2022: original call for the stabilization process.
• Order TDF/1507/2024, of December 23, 2024: supplementary call within the same process.

The main list of approved candidates was already published by Order TDF/806/2025, of July 22, 2025. The new order of April 2026 expands that list with additional candidates who have passed the process, covering more positions than initially resolved.

Operational impact for municipalities

For affected municipalities and local entities, this order has direct consequences for human resources management:

• Definitive position coverage: Municipalities with pending Secretary positions to be filled on a stable basis see how the number of available career civil servants is expanded, reducing dependence on temporary staff.
• End of temporary status in more positions: Candidates included in this supplementary list acquire the right to be appointed career civil servants, which implies greater legal and budgetary stability for municipalities.
• Continuation of the stabilization process: This order is another step in fulfilling the obligations derived from Law 20/2021, which required administrations to structurally resolve the situation of temporarily occupied positions.
• Impact on small and medium-sized municipalities: The Entry category of the Local Secretary sub-scale is precisely the one that covers the smallest municipalities, which are those that have historically had the most difficulty filling these positions with career civil servants.

Who does it affect?

• Candidates included in the supplementary list: Acquire the right to be appointed career civil servants in the corresponding municipalities and local entities.
• Municipalities and local entities with pending Secretary positions: Especially small and medium-sized municipalities throughout Spain that had positions in the Local Secretary sub-scale, Entry category, without stable coverage.
• Temporary secretaries currently in office: Their situation may be affected by the appointment of new career civil servants from this list.
• Human Resources managers of local entities: Must manage the appointment and taking office processes for new civil servants.
• Advisors and local administration managers: Need to know the updated status of the stabilization process to correctly advise their municipal clients.

Practical example

A municipality of 3,000 inhabitants in Castilla y León has had its Secretary position covered by a temporary civil servant for four years. Following the publication of Order TDF/806/2025 in July 2025, the position was not assigned because the corresponding candidate did not appear on that first list of approved candidates.

With the publication of Order TDF/441/2026, that candidate now appears in the supplementary list. The municipality can initiate the appointment process as a career civil servant, which implies: greater stability in local administrative management, end of the prolonged temporary situation, and definitive compliance with the obligations derived from Law 20/2021 for that specific position.

The municipality must now coordinate with the competent General Directorate the appointment procedures and formalize the taking office of the new career civil servant.

What should municipalities do now?

1. Verify if the municipality's Secretary position is included in the supplementary list: Consult the full text of Order TDF/441/2026 in the BOE to check if any candidate has been assigned to the municipality's vacant position.
2. Initiate appointment procedures: If the position is filled, coordinate with the General Directorate of Civil Service or the competent body the steps to formalize the appointment as a career civil servant.
3. Manage the transition from temporary status: Plan the incorporation of the new career civil servant and, if applicable, the termination of the relationship with the temporary secretary, respecting applicable legal deadlines and procedures.
4. Update the staff and job position list (RPT): Reflect the change in position status in the municipality's human resources planning documents.
5. Check if positions remain unfilled: If the municipality's position does not appear in this supplementary list or in Order TDF/806/2025, verify the status of the process with the competent administration to learn about next steps.