The Andalusian Government Council approved the first Quality and Regulatory Simplification Plan for the administration of the Junta de Andalucía. The plan will run for two years from its approval and sets three measurable objectives: analyse and review 461 rules, examine the processing of 377 procedures, and check whether the administrative silence rules for nearly 950 procedures are up to date.
The first part of the plan will assess 461 rules to identify those that are obsolete, redundant, have lost their purpose or are no longer effectively applied, and to move towards repealing them. The review draws on a regulatory inventory containing 16,460 provisions dating back to 1979, of which 10,682 are listed as currently in force.
The second part will examine how 377 procedures are handled and the demands they place on residents and businesses. The review will consider whether processing times can be shortened, whether all currently required documents and conditions remain necessary, whether some reports can be eliminated, and whether administrative burdens can be reduced by replacing authorisations with responsible declarations or notifications.
The plan also calls for a review of procedures in which administrative silence results in an application being rejected, starting with authorisations. The Junta’s departments will assess whether negative silence can be changed to positive silence. If they conclude it should remain negative, they will have to justify that position on grounds of general interest, necessity and proportionality.
The third part will cover nearly 950 procedures, checking that information in the Catalogue of Procedures and Services is kept up to date. The aim is to ensure that residents, self-employed people and businesses who start a procedure with the Junta can find the correct requirements, necessary documents, applicable deadlines and current information.
The plan applies across all departments of the Andalusian administration. It also includes measures to promote clearer, more accessible language and common standards for drafting regulations and designing administrative procedures.