Antigua to Get 5 New Local Police Officers

Canary Islands Government Launches Recruitment for 180 Local Police Posts

The Canary Islands Ministry of Presidency, Public Administrations, Justice and Security has published, in the Official Gazette of both provinces (BOP), the third unified call for local police officers in the archipelago. The announcement, issued by the Directorate General of Studies, Training and Research in Public Security, states that once the decree is processed in the BOC and the BOE, applications will be opened.

“When the cadets who enter the Academy now graduate in 2026, we will be able to say that in three years the Canary municipalities will have added more than 500 new officers. That figure will increase with the 180 new positions released today,” said Nieves Lady Barreto, councilor for the area, highlighting the strong effort municipalities are making to fill local police vacancies and boost security.

Allocation of the 180 Positions

• 3 – Teguise (Lanzarote)
• 6 – Tías (Lanzarote)
• 2 – Haría (Lanzarote)
• 2 – Yaiza (Lanzarote)
• 8 – Arife (Lanzarote)
• 5 – Antigua (Fuerteventura)
• 1 – San Andrés y Sauces (Lanzarote)
• 1 – Fuencaliente (La Palma)
• 2 – Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma)
• 57 – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
• 2 – Gáldar (Gran Canaria)
• 5 – Telde (Gran Canaria)
• 1 – San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria)
• 6 – Agüimes (Gran Canaria)
• 3 – Arucas (Gran Canaria)
• 5 – Santa María de Guía (Gran Canaria)
• 1 – Santa Brígida (Gran Canaria)
• 1 – Valsequillo 1 (Gran Canaria)
• 17 – San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife)
• 2 – San Juan de La Rambla (Tenerife)
• 11 – Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife)
• 2 – Arafo (Tenerife)
• 9 – Santa C de Tenerife (Tenerife)
• 5 – Güímar (Tenerife)
• 8 – Los Realejos (Tenerife)
• 6 – Santiago del Teide (Tenerife)
• 2 – Tegueste (Tenerife)
• 1 – Los Silos (Tenerife)
• 2 – La Matanza de AcentejoTenerife)
• 4 – San Sebastián de La Gomera

The call targets career civil‑service positions under the Special Administration Scale, Sub‑scale of Special Services, Local Police Class, Basic Scale, Group C, Sub‑group C1, filled through open competition.

Addressing a Common Municipal Challenge

By processing these selection procedures, the regional government tackles a recurring problem in many Canary municipalities: lengthy, cumbersome hiring processes that delay the filling of local police vacancies.

In the first unified call, 58 positions were offered across 17 municipalities; the second call provided 107 positions in 21 municipalities. The current third call streamlines recruitment further, enabling a steady increase in the number of local police officers throughout the islands, independent of each municipality’s own hiring cycles.