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Frequently Asked Questions on Appeals against the Council on Transparency and Good Governance

  • La Administration, because it does not agree with the resolution of the Transparency Council that urges it to give the information that was denied in a request for information to the citizen.

  • A citizen or citizen, because it does not agree with the resolution of the Transparency Council, before which it presented a claim that gives the Administration reason.

A resolution of the Transparency Council is invoked with which you do not agree.

All resolutions issued by the Transparency Council We publish them on our website Ordered by years and months.

Conforme a la Ley que regula la jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa el recurso hay que presentarlo ante la Sala de lo Contencioso-administrativo de la Audiencia Nacional.

The handling of the contentious-administrative appeal can be summarized in the following steps:

  • Interposition of the appeal.
  • Together with the filing, or subsequently, the claimant party may request as a precautionary measure the suspension of the execution of the resolution.
  • The parties submit their pleadings in which the plaintiff explains why he/she is not satisfied with the decision of the Transparency Council. It sets out the justification for its resolution.
  • The court resolves and issues a judgment.
  • Notification of the judgment to the parties.

We publish all the resources on our website, including a summary of the appeal as well as the resolution appealed and the judgment.

Together with the filing of the appeal, or subsequently, the requesting party may request as a precautionary measure the suspension of the execution of the resolution.

If there has been a suspension of execution, until the courts have issued a judgment, the Administration affected will not have to provide the information required by the Council of Transparency and Good Governance nor will the citizen receive the information he/she requested.

Once the sentence has been passed, the parties will be notified by the court. We publish all the sentences on our website .

The deadlines depend on the courts, but the process can last for more than a year.

The sentence is mandatory, although it could be the case that one of the parties appealed the sentence in cassation before the Supreme Court, as provided for in the current legislation on contentious-administrative matters.