Central level

State competences

Youth policy

Youth as such is not a matter of competence in the Spanish system, but it is addressed by the State within the frame of education, labour,  housing, cultural  and social policy and as a transversal principle, favouring the participation of the youth in the political, social, economic and cultural development of the country through the Spanish Youth Council.

Sports policy

Under the responsibility of Superior Sport Council:[1]

• Authorising and revoking the creation of Spanish sport federations, and approval of their statutes;
• Funding management;
• Qualification of official competitions with a professional or state character;
• Promotion and support of scientific research in the field of sport;
• Promotion and support of measures to prevent, control and repress the use of forbidden substances and non-regulatory methods, used to enhance sport performance;
• Authorising or forbidding the celebration of official international sport competitions on the Spanish territory, as well as the participation of the Spanish selections in international competitions;
• Design of A+D plan for approximation of national physical and sport activity with the highest EU standards;
• Support to AC and Municipalities in the adaptation, adoption of plans and programmes for implementing A+D plan;
• Authorising the registration of sport Limited Companies in the Register for Sport Associations;
• Authorising the registration of Spanish sport federations in the corresponding international sport federations;
• Collaboration with other public organisations and federations in the field of environment  and protection of natural resources 
  

In collaboration with CA and local entities:

• Elaboration and implementation of plans for the construction and improvement of sport infrastructures
• Update of census of sport infrastructures.

Regional level

Youth policy

• Design, planning and implementation of youth policies in the AC territories[2]
• Ensuring cohesion and even offer for services directed to youth in the whole territory;
• Promoting transversal activities related to emancipation.
• Participation in the Inter-territorial Council of Youth (Consejo Interterritorial de Juventud)
  

Sports policy

• Legal, organisational, political, administrative and economic capacity to develop sport in AC territories;
• Creation and management of autonomic sport selections;
• Actions to promote physical activity and sport;
• Promotion, construction and management of sport equipment;
• Coordination, supervision and support to associative sport structures;
• Formation of people responsible (technicians and trainers) for sport system;
• Management of formation centres for physical activity and sport sciences studies;
• Physical education and sport activity during school years;
• Support to high level sport;
• Adaptation of the plan A+D at the AC level/ creation of own territorial plan to implement A+D plan objectives;
• Supervision and coordination of sport federations at the AC level;
• Programming of subsidies.

Local level

Youth policy

• Implementation and management of youth programmes, services and activities;
• Development of youth associations;
• Management of youth infrastructures and information centres for youth.
  

Sports policy

• Management of public sport services;
• Participation in the implementation of state A+D plan or AC plans for physical activity development;
• Development of local  programmes for sport promotion;
• Construction and management of local sport infrastructures;
• Support to sport clubs registered in local territories.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Central

Youth Institute, under Ministry of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare and Ministry of Culture and Sport

Sources

YouthPolicy.org, Spain, Factsheet

Ley 10/1990, de 15 de octubre, del Deporte, Articulo 8, p.3. [Law 10/1990 of 15 October on sport, Article 8, p.3.]

Consejo Superior de Deportes, A+D Plan Integral para la activitad física y el deporte, [Superior Council for Sport, A+D Integral Plan for physical activity and sport]

Inter-territorial Council of Youth

[1] Ley 10/1990, de 15 de octubre, del Deporte, Articulo 8, p.3. (Law 10/1990 of 15 October on sport, Article 8, p.3.) 

[2] Las políticas de juventud en la España democrática". Domingo Comas Arnau (2007). Edición Injuve y en línea.