CSIF appeals to the court regarding the Canary Islands Police Verode awards

The General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Presidency, Public Administrations, Justice and Security has forwarded to the court the administrative file regarding the appeal by the CSIF union against the granting of the Verode awards of the General Body of the Canary Islands Police for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. This was agreed upon by the Resolution of October 29, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands no. 228, Friday, November 13, 2026 (announcement 3956, page 41364), in compliance with the request from Court No. 4 of the Court of First Instance of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Contentious-Administrative Section. The announcement summons those interested in the file so that they may appear as defendants.

The origin of the conflict is Resolution No. 357/2025, issued by the Director General of Security on March 7, 2025, which granted in a single resolution the awards of the General Body of the Canary Islands Police in the “Verode” category for four annual periods: 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Against this act, the Independent and Civil Servants’ Trade Union Confederation (CSIF), represented by Mr. Marcelo García González, filed an administrative appeal (recurso de alzada), which was dismissed by the Vice-Minister of Justice and Security.

Having exhausted the administrative route, the union turned to the contentious-administrative jurisdiction, and the matter is being processed as summary procedure no. 483/2026. The regional resolution itself acknowledges that the forwarding of the file is done “in compliance with the provisions” of the judicial body, via an agreement in a resolution dated October 2, 2026.

Chronology of the litigation

• March 7, 2025: Resolution No. 357/2025 grants the “Verode” awards of the General Body of the Canary Islands Police for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
• Administrative appeal by CSIF, filed by Mr. Marcelo García González, and dismissal by the Vice-Minister of Justice and Security.
• October 2, 2026: Court agreement that gives rise to summary procedure no. 483/2026 and requests the administrative file.
• October 29, 2026: The Director General of Security issues the resolution ordering the forwarding of the file to Court No. 4.
• November 13, 2026: Publication of the announcement in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands no. 228.

Nine days for the awardees

The second point of the resolution is the one with practical effects for those who were awarded, as it orders to “summon all those who appear as interested parties in the referred file.” The deadline is nine days, counted from the day following the publication of the announcement in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands, and the appearance must be made before the court as defendants.

The resolution invokes Article 45.1, letters a) and b), of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations, and Articles 48 and 49 of Law 29/1998, of July 13, regulating Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction. The document is signed in the Canary Islands, on October 29, 2026, by the Director General of Security, David del Pino Franquet.

An annual award and other open lawsuits

The “Verode” awards of the regional police force are announced on an annual basis and are resolved by resolution of the General Directorate of Security following a jury report. This was the case, for example, with the 2025 awards, granted by Resolution of May 8, 2026, and subsequently corrected and completed by the Resolution of October 2, 2026 (published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands no. 207, of October 16, 2026), which stated that for the 2026 fiscal year, it was not appropriate to grant Silver Verode or Bronze Verode to the personnel of the General Body of the Canary Islands Police.

The union also maintains other judicial fronts against decisions of the same general directorate. The Official Gazette of the Canary Islands no. 222, of November 6, 2026 (announcement 3839), publicized the summons in abbreviated procedure no. 262/2026, promoted by CSIF due to the Administration’s inactivity regarding its request for the nullity of the appointments of body officials to higher-ranking positions.

The relevance of the case is twofold: on one hand, four years of police awards are under judicial review and, on the other, the distinguished officers are forced to defend their status as interested parties in the process. The published resolution does not suspend the granting of the awards, but it opens the door for the court to review the legality of a resolution that grouped the recognitions of four years into a single act.

Source: Official Gazette of the Canary Islands, no. 228, November 13, 2026, V. Announcements-Other announcements, page 41364 (official reference: announcement 3956).