general commissariat of alienism and borders structure and functions

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF

ALIENISM AND BORDERS

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS

This presentation aims to show the organizative structure and the functions of the general

commissariat of aliens and documentation.However, and for a better vision,

we consider it suitable explaining in a superficial way the Spanish police system,where

the general commissariat assumes with an exlclusive character the competences in terms of borders control , alienism, illegal immigration and both spanish and aliens

documentation.

SECURITTY STATE CORPSAUTONOMOUS

POLICE

CIVIL GUARDNATIONAL

POLICE CORPS

CATALUÑA AND BASQUE

COUNTRY

MUNICIPAL POLICE

MUNICIPALITIES

PUBLIC SECURITY IN SPAINPUBLIC SECURITY IN SPAIN

STATE SCOPE

STATE SECURITY CORPSSTATE SECURITY CORPS

MINISTRY OF

INTERIOR

SECRETARÍAT OF STATE FOR SECURITY

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF THE CIVIL GUARD

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF

POLICE

CIVIL GUARD CORPS

NATIONAL

POLICE CORPS

NATIONAL POLICE FORCENATIONAL POLICE FORCE

FUNCTIONS

GENERICS SPECIFICS

•Citizens security

• Judicial Police

• Information

• Administrative Police

• Issuing Identity cards and Passports

• Controlling the entry and departure from the national territory

• Alienism Regime

• Combating drug trafficking

• Private Security control

TERRITORIAL SCOPE:

PROVINCE CAPITALS AND BIG URBAN CITIES

TERRITORY SCOPE:

ALL THE NATIONAL TERRITORY

NATIONAL POLICE FORCENATIONAL POLICE FORCE

COMPOSITION

• SUPERIOR SCALE

•PRICIPAL COMMISSIONER 65•COMMISSIONER 383

• EXECUTIVE SCALE

•CHIEF INSPECTOR 2.417•Inspector 4.063

• SUBINSPECTOR SCALE

•Subinspector 4.142

• BASIC SCALE

•POLICE OFICIAL 5.065•POLICE 36.805

TOTAL 53.113

SUPPORT OFFICERS 5.358

TOTAL 58.471

GENERAL TECHNICAL

OFFICE

SUBDIRECTORATE

GENERAL OPERATIVE

SUBDIRECTORATE

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

AND HUMAN RESOURSES

SUBDIRECTORATE

PERIPHERIC

ORGANIZATION


INFORMATION

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF JUDICIAL POLICE

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF PUBLIC SECURITY


ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTS

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF SCIENTIFIC POLICE

PERSONNELDIVISION

TRAININGDIVISION

TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL

COORDINATION DIVISION

20 SUPERIOR POLICEHEAD QUEARTERS

52 PROVINCIAL

POLICESTATIONS

137 LOCAL

POLICESTATIONS

67 DISTRICT POLICESTATIONS

13 ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION

UNITS

4 JOINTPOLICESTATIONS 67 BORDER POSTS

GENERAL POLICE DIRECTORATEGENERAL POLICE DIRECTORATE

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENISM AND DOCUMENTATION


Issuing National Identity Cards, Passport and Residencey Cards.

Controlling the entry and departure from the national territory of spaniards and aliens.

Illegal inmigration networks investigation.

Alienism police regime, refugee , asylum and immigration.

FUNCTIONS



FUNCTIONS WITH REGARDS TO ALIENISM AND IMMIGRATION

Controlling the entry and departure from the national territory of spaniards and aliens.

Issuing aliens Residence Card.

Investigation of the illegal immigration nets.

Procedure of return and expulsion files.

Management direction regarding to Aliens Internment.

Execution of expulsions and repratriations.



CENTRAL STRUCTURE

GENERALSECRETARIAT

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION NETWORKS AND FALSE

DOCUMENTS UNIT

BORDERCENTRAL

UNIT

CENTRAL UNIT FOR SPANISH

DOCUMENTATION

EXPULSION AND REPATRIATION CENTRAL

UNIT

BILATERAL COMMUNITARY

RELATIONS UNIT

PROVINCIAL

SQUADS

LOCALSQUADS

JOINT

POLICESTATIONS

ALIENISM AND

DOCUMENTATION UNITBORDER POST

TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE



FUNCTIONS

Assistance and support to the General Commissioner

Planning of the mejor objectives

Personnel and resources management

Data base control of the General Commisariat

Management of documentation of the foreigners residing in Spain

Management of the Central Police Archive

GENERAL

SECRETARIAT



CENTRALARCHIVE

PLANIFICATIONAND

CONTROL SERVICE

APPEALS

ALIENS DOCUMENTATION

SERVICE

COORDINATIONROOM

GENERAL

SECRETARIATSTRUCTURE



FUNCTIONS

Investigation of the human being trafficking nets

Obtaining and analysis of important police information

Investigation, analysis and study of document forgeries at the illegal inmmigration scope

Territorial coordination of the U.C.R.I.F.

Cooperation with Ministry of Work Inspection

UNIT AGAINST IMMIGRATION NETS AND FALSE DOCUMENTATIONS (U.C.R.I.F.)




INVESTIGATIONSQUAD FOR FALSE

DOCUEMNTS

SQUAD FOR INVESTIGATION OF IMMIGRATION NETS

AMERICAASIA

EASTERN COUNTRIES

AFRICA

FORGERIES INVESTIGATION

TECHNICALSECTION

INTELLIGENCESECTION

STRUCTURE




TERRITORIAL DEPLOYMENT

MálagaAlmería

Valencia

Murcia

Alicante

Madrid

Sevilla

Campo de Gibraltar - Algeciras

Barcelona

Palma Mallorca

Tenerife

Las PalmasMelillaCeuta

Gerona

Tarragona

Lérida

La Coruña

Vigo



BORDER CENTRAL UNIT

Management and control of entry and departure from the national territory of spaniands and aliens

Border posts coordination

Management of police regime regarding asylum and refuge

Operational cooperation at the European Union borders

FUNCTIONS



CENTRAL BORDERS

UNITSTRUCTURE

BORDER POSTSCOORDINATION

OPERATIONALSERVICE

NATIONALBORDERS

E.U. BORDERS

ASYLUM AND REFUGE

STATISTICALCONTROL



UNIT FOR THE SPANISH DOCUMENTATION

Organization and management if issuance services of the national identification card and passaport

Coordination and control of the issuance equipements

Elaboration of studies and reports on the matter

Coordination and control of the management of the F.N.M.T.

FUNCTIONS



SPANISH DOCUMENTATION

SERVICE

GENERAL ISSUES

ISSUANCE

TECHNICALOPERATIONS

VERIFICATION(FNMT)

STRUCTURE

UNIT FOR THE SPANISH DOCUMENTATION



FUNCTIONS

Direction, coordination, organization, control and executions of expulsions, devolutions and repatriations of minors.

Management and obtaining of documentation of those people for expulsion, return or repatriation

Control and coordination of Aliens Internment Centres (C.I.E.)

Any functions concerning borders, alienism and documentations

CENTRAL UNIT FOR EXPULSIONS AND REPATRIATIONS



CENTRAL UNIT FOR EXPULSIONS AND REPATRIATIONS

STRUCTURE

EXPULSIONS SERVICE AND

INTERNMENT CENTRES

DOCUMENTATIONMANAGEMENT

EXPULSIONSAND RETURNS

INTERNMENT CENTRES AND PENITENCIARY

CENTRES



FUNCTIONS

Canalization and following up of the execution of the international and communitary law respecting the General Commissariat matters

Coordination of the participation of the General Commisariat in the working groups of the European Union

Elaboration of studies and reports in relation with the participation of the General Commisariat at the international level

UNIT OF BILATERAL AND COMMUNITARY RELATIONS



UNIT OF BILATERAL AND COMMUNITARY RELATIONS

COMMUNITARYCOOPERATION

BILATERALCOOPERATION

INTERNATIONALCONVENTION

STRUCTURE



PPERSONNEL STAFF

• SUPERIOR SCALE

•PRINCIPAL COMMISSINER 3•COMMISSIONER 65

• EXECUTIVE SCALE

•CHIEF INSPECTOR 166•Inspector 379

• SUBINSPECTOR SCALE

•Subinspector 321

• BASIC SCALE

•POLICE OFICIAL 341•POLICE 2.618

TOTAL 3.846

SUPPORT OFFICERS 1.723

TOTAL 5.941



BORDER CONTROL AND REPATRIATIONS

• RETURNS AND READMISSIONS: 67.265• EXPULSIONS Y DEVOLUCIONS: 25.468

NETWORKS INVESTIGATIONS

• DESMANTLED NETS 333• ARRESTED 1.469

REPATRIATIONS AND REMOVAL WITHIN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY

• CHARTERED FLIGHTS•ABROAD: 41 . WITHIN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY 374

• REMOVED PEOPLE •ABROAD: 2.862•WITHIN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY 12.181

PRINCIPAL FIGURES OF THE DEVELOPPED

ESTRATEGICAL LINES OF ACTION

Efficient control at the bordersEfficient control at the borders

StrengStrengtthehenning of the investigation respecting illegal ing of the investigation respecting illegal immigration netsimmigration nets

Improvement of means concerning interImprovement of means concerning internnment and ment and repatriationsrepatriations

Promoting of a high international cooperationPromoting of a high international cooperation

Implementation of electronic Identity Card (e-DNI)Implementation of electronic Identity Card (e-DNI)

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENIMS AND DOCUMENTATION

STRATEGICAL PLANS OS ACTION

GENERAL COMMISSARIAT OF ALIENIMS AND DOCUMENTATION

STRATEGICAL PLANS OS ACTION

Increasing of the human resourIncreasing of the human resourcces es at the main post borders at the main post borders and at the alienism unitsand at the alienism units

Main international airportsMain international airports E and D Units E and D Units situated at the border with Francesituated at the border with France

Setting up technical systems Setting up technical systems of Controlof Control Document checkingDocument checking F.A.D.O. systemF.A.D.O. system Advanced Information System of Passengers (A.P.I.)Advanced Information System of Passengers (A.P.I.)

More participations in international joint operationsMore participations in international joint operations External borders of the E.U. External borders of the E.U.

Border programmesBorder programmes Work post plans in the CatalogueWork post plans in the Catalogue Training improvementTraining improvement

EFFICIENT IMPROVEMENT OF BORDER CONTROLSEFFICIENT IMPROVEMENT OF BORDER CONTROLS

STRENGTHENING OF INVESTIGATION OF NETWORKS DEALING WITH ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING

STRENGTHENING OF INVESTIGATION OF NETWORKS DEALING WITH ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Increasing Increasing of information obtainingof information obtaining At the internal and external levelAt the internal and external level

Promoting a bigger information exchangePromoting a bigger information exchange With specialised police of With specialised police of those countries being a point of startingthose countries being a point of starting trnasit or trnasit or

destinationdestination

Promoting the international Promoting the international operat operationalional colaborationcolaboration Joint operation ofJoint operation of investiga investigatiotionn

Adding to the investigation financial meansAdding to the investigation financial means Implementing in an efficient way the Implementing in an efficient way the investigainvestigation aspectstion aspects

Priority of certian aspects ofPriority of certian aspects of investiga investigationtion Organized forgery of travel documents Organized forgery of travel documents

STRENGTHENIG OF THE INVESTIGATION OF NETWOKS

DEALING WITH ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING (II)

STRENGTHENIG OF THE INVESTIGATION OF NETWOKS

DEALING WITH ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING (II) Strengthening of the central Strengthening of the central UCRIFUCRIF structure structure

A new operational section with two A new operational section with two OperatOperational Groupsional Groups Starting of new Starting of new UCRIFUCRIF

1 1 phphase: Girona, Lleida y Galiciaase: Girona, Lleida y Galicia 22 ph phase: ase: GGradual radual extension to the extension to the rest rest of the national of the national territor territoryy

IncreIncreasing asing of human and of human and materialmaterial resources of the territorial resources of the territorial UCRIFUCRIFSS 1 1 phphase: 10 %ase: 10 % 2 2 phphase: 20 %ase: 20 %

Strengthening Strengthening colabora colaboratiotion n with with Inform Information and ation and Judicial Judicial PolicePolice ConeConections ctions with organized with organized delindelinquency and Islamistquency and Islamist terrorism sphere terrorism sphere

IncrIncreasing of the easing of the coopera cooperatiotion n with Work with Work InspecInspectiontion

IMPROVEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE MEANS RESPECTING INTERNMENTS AND REPATRIATONS IMPROVEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE MEANS RESPECTING INTERNMENTS AND REPATRIATONS

CreaCreatiotion n of the of the CentralCentral Unit for Unit for Expulsions Expulsions andand Repatria Repatriatiotionsns DisDisign of the ign of the organiza organizative tive UniUnit structuret structure ActActioion n in the P.T.in the P.T.CaCatalogue and its talogue and its funcfuncttionioninging

IncreIncreasing asing of the of the n nuummbberers of cualified s of cualified expulsionsexpulsions Foreigners Foreigners involinvolvedved iin n delective delective activiactivities ties

Promoting Promoting a bigger a bigger coordinacoordinatiotion n with the Penitenciary with the Penitenciary CentrCentreess ExpulsiExpulsion of on of il illlegalegal foreigners who serve Sentence foreigners who serve Sentence

Extension and improvement of Internment Extension and improvement of Internment CentrCentrees s for for Foreigners Foreigners ConstrucConstructiontion o orr Improvement of Internment Centres in Improvement of Internment Centres in Madrid, Barcelona, Madrid, Barcelona,

Murcia y ValenciaMurcia y Valencia ProyecProyectt for the for the crea creation oftion of n new Internment Centres in the ew Internment Centres in the Spanish Northen Spanish Northen

AreaArea

PromoPromoting ting a a general general comcommon mon policy of borders in the policy of borders in the European European UniUnionon BilateralBilateral contacts contacts European Border European Border AgenciAgencieses

PromoPromoting ting bilateral bilateral contacts contacts Countries of preference: Countries of preference: origorigiin, trn, traansitnsit oor r destindestinationation fl flowsows

Extension of the Extension of the OfOfficers liaison Netsficers liaison Nets SubsaharanSubsaharan African Countries African Countries

PromotingPromoting readmi readmissiossionn agreements signature agreements signature Countries of Countries of origorigiin n for the for the migratormigratory flowsy flows

Strengthening Police Strengthening Police and Customs Cooperation Centresand Customs Cooperation Centres

PROMOTING OF A BIGGER INTERNATIONAL COLABORATION

PROMOTING OF A BIGGER INTERNATIONAL COLABORATION

ELECTRONIC IDENTITY CARDS (e-DNI)ELECTRONIC IDENTITY CARDS (e-DNI)

Advantages of the electronic identity card e-Advantages of the electronic identity card e-DNIDNI Bigger reliability for the Bigger reliability for the identificidentificatioationn PoPosssibisibility lity to add the to add the electrelectroonicnic signature signature

TechTechnicanical aspects l aspects of the of the proyect proyect Hardware Hardware ((cardcard)) Technical support Technical support (chip)(chip)

OOrganizativrganizative aspecte aspect TTerritorialerritorial implementation plan implementation plan Offices aOffices adaptadaptatiotionn Trainig pTrainig programrogrammeme

PProyectroyect starting starting Beginning Beginning : : MMararchch ofof 2006 (Pilot 2006 (Pilot project project)) Conclusion Conclusion : : DeDecembre cembre of of 20072007

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