Functions of the secretariat

  • To channel the relations of the Council with the General Administration of the State, the Administrations of the Autonomous Communities, the Local Administration and other public or private bodies and entities and private individuals that may be related to the policy of attention to Spanish citizenship abroad and returnees.  
  • Receive the communications that the councilors send to the Council, as well as any notifications, acknowledgements, excuses for assistance, requests for data, or rectifications are sent to the Council
  • To make the convocation of the meetings of the Council, by order of its President, as well as the summons to the councillors.  
  • Provide advisors with the necessary information and technical assistance
  • Authorize the minutes of the Council sessions and issue the corresponding certifications.
  • Attend the plenary sessions and the committees, taking part in the deliberations and votes and bearing witness to what was agreed in the sessions.
  • Designate, with the agreement of the President, up to five persons who, as experts, participate in the meetings of the Council, with a voice but without a vote