It is a mandatory certificate for all workers who come into regular contact with minors.

Article 13.5 of Organic Law 1/1996, on the Legal Protection of Minors, amended by Law 26/2015, establishes that […] It will be a requirement for access to and exercise of professions, trades, and activities that involve regular contact with minors, not to have been convicted by a final judgment for any crime against sexual freedom and indemnity, which includes sexual assault and abuse, sexual harassment, exhibitionism and sexual provocation, prostitution and sexual exploitation and corruption of minors, as well as human trafficking. To this end, anyone seeking access to such professions, trades, or activities must prove this circumstance by providing a negative certification from the Central Registry of Sex Offenders […]. Employers who intend to hire workers who carry out their activity in regular contact with minors must require them to provide a certificate that proves the lack of sexual offenses or, where applicable, the existence of such offenses. 

We remind you that if, as a result of your activity, any of your company's employees, or those you intend to hire, come into regular contact with minors, you must require them to submit a certificate of sexual offenses in order to be able to work.

The worker can request the certificate online: https://sede.mjusticia.gob.es/es/tramites/certificado-registro-central

The employer may verify the authenticity of the certificate using the Secure Verification Code (CSV) that it includes, on the Ministry of Justice website https://sede.mjusticia.gob.es

Please note that this certificate does not have a set validity period, so it is the employer who must determine how often the employee must submit a new certificate. 

In the absence of a certificate or authorization to obtain one, or upon verification of positive certificates or final convictions for crimes against sexual freedom and indemnity, the company may open the corresponding information file, and appropriate disciplinary or precautionary measures may be agreed upon (transfer of job or center, suspension of duties, judicial clarification, etc.), depending on the circumstances of the case and the applicable regulations. 

The company may retain these certificates for the duration of the contract and until the end of the period for dismissal, if this was the reason for the termination of the contract (20 business days from the date of dismissal). After this period, they must be cancelled.  

By way of example (please contact us if you have any questions), professions that may involve regular contact with minors include educators; catechists; children's and youth leisure instructors; sports and recreational activities technicians related to minors; caregivers/babysitters/housekeepers/au pairs/nannys; pediatric service professionals and other healthcare professionals who come into contact with minor patients; volunteers for NGOs specializing in child development, etc.