The CSIF union, representing the Local Police of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, has lodged an appeal concerning the new provision for police canine guides within the city’s police force. As outlined by the union, “this appeal is prompted by the latest service commission called by the Human Resources Councillor of the Chicharrero City Council, Purificación Dávila. This was initiated after the previous service commission that allowed officers to take on the role out of necessity and urgency on November 7, pending a final decision on assigning officials to the position of dog guide.”
Union delegate of the CSIF in the Local Police, Jesús Illada, remarked that “it has now been two years since this initial commission was established, yet the local Corporation has not organised a specific competition to fill these roles.”
He further asserted, “reannouncing a new service commission represents a total violation of the law, as established by the earlier rulings secured by CSIF concerning Unipol, where positions were filled in a similar manner via a service commission, thereby creating instability and temporariness in civil service functions, which is prohibited by public service legislation.” “It is ironic that the capital’s City Council, particularly the Police, blatantly disregards the law, while simultaneously insisting that citizens and businesses adhere to it, illustrating the adage that in a blacksmith’s house, a wooden spoon is used,” Illada declared.
The union emphasised that, owing to “the evident breach of the law and with both sentences issued by the Consistory, the CSIF plans to pursue legal action in order to investigate a potential offence of prevarication in connection with these service commissions.” It is worth noting that in 2021, the police union initiated an appeal against the decree issued by the Santa Cruz City Council regarding the discretionary appointment of Unipol agents, after the council again appointed two officers to this group without any competitive selection process and without negotiation or consultation with social agents. This appeal was ruled in favour by the courts in 2023, bringing the total number of rulings against the Consistory to six for this matter.
