Krāslava Municipality Council approves binding regulations on social services in the municipality

On October 28, 2026, the official publication Latvijas Vēstnesis No. 208 published the binding regulations No. 2026/10 of the Krāslava Municipality Council “On Social Services in Krāslava Municipality”. The notice of the document is included in Part I of the publication under the “Municipalities” section as item 7 with the official reference OP 2026/208. With this act, the municipality council determines the accessibility of social services and the support procedure for its residents – an area that directly affects local families, seniors, and socially vulnerable groups.

Place of Publication and Issuing Authority

The issuer of the document is the Krāslava Municipality Council, and it was published as binding regulations – a municipal-level normative act addressed to the residents and institutions located within the municipality’s territory. The place of publication is Part I of the official publication (Constitutional Institutions, Saeima, Municipalities) under the heading “MUNICIPALITIES”.

Summary of facts regarding the act:

• Issuing authority: Krāslava Municipality Council.
• Type and number of act: binding regulations No. 2026/10.
• Title: “On Social Services in Krāslava Municipality”.
• Publication: Latvijas Vēstnesis, October 28, 2026, No. 208.
• Official reference: OP 2026/208, Part I, “Municipalities” section, item 7.

Position within the Sequence of Published Acts

In the autumn of 2026, the Krāslava Municipality Council actively expanded its range of binding regulations: in the October 28 publication, the act on social services is positioned immediately after the amendments by the Augšdaugava Municipality Council to its binding regulations No. 8 of February 12, 2026, regarding the municipal budget for 2026 (item 6) and before the decision of the Mārupe Municipality Council on the approval of a detailed plan (item 8) – both documents were published in the same issue.

The most recent previous municipal act in the official publication was the amendments to the municipal budget regulations: in the issue of September 29, 2026, No. 187 (OP 2026/187) as item 5, amendments to the Krāslava Municipality binding regulations No. 2026/1 “Consolidated Budget of Krāslava Municipality for 2026”, issued under number No. 2026/11, were published. Both acts – both in the area of the budget and social services – form a unified set of municipal decisions on the provision of resources and services for 2026.

Additional context regarding the municipality’s public infrastructure is provided by a government decision published in the issue of August 20, 2026, No. 159: by order No. 495 of the Cabinet of Ministers, a decision was made to transfer the real estate at Rēzeknes iela 2B, Dagdā, Krāslava Municipality, to the ownership of the Krāslava Municipality. Such transfers of property to the municipality are related to the municipality’s ability to organize services within its territory, including in the town of Dagda.

What the Act Means for Residents

Social services are an area where the municipality is closest to the resident: they include support for families with children, persons with disabilities, elderly people, and other groups in need of assistance in meeting daily needs. Binding regulations are the document through which the municipality determines the accessibility of these services and the procedure for receiving support.

Key aspects for readers:

• The act is published in the official publication, which is the sole public reference for its content and application.
• It applies to the territory of Krāslava Municipality and the municipal institutions that organize social services.
• It is a municipal-level regulatory act that must be taken into account when applying for support or planning the provision of services in the municipality.

Why it is important

The publication of binding regulations in the official publication is the moment when the regulations set by the municipality become publicly available and verifiable for every interested party – from families seeking support to non-governmental organizations working with socially vulnerable groups in Latgale. For the Krāslava Municipality Council, this is the second significant act of autumn 2026 after the budget amendments, and together they show how the municipality balances financial decisions with social support for residents.

Source: Latvijas Vēstnesis, October 28, 2026, No. 208 (OP 2026/208), Part I “Municipalities”, point 7 – binding regulations of the Krāslava Municipality Council No. 2026/10 “On social services in Krāslava Municipality”. Publication: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/17014 – corpus file vestnesis-2026-10-28-208.full.md. Additional references: No. 187 (OP 2026/187), point 5 (vestnesis-2026-09-29-187.full.md); No. 159, Cabinet of Ministers order No. 495 (vestnesis-2026-08-20-159.full.md).