ChiFRA

If you are a resident in Spain and need to apply for a Spanish police certificate this is the quickest route on how to do it.
Certificado de Antecedentes Penales = a certificate of any criminal convictions etc - like the CRB checks in UK

Download the 3 page pdf form from the Spanish Ministry of Justice here http://www.mjusticia.es/ use the search box for modelo 790.

Fill in the details, including the reason why you need the certificate. Take it to any bank and pay el importe 3.47€
Make sure all 3 pages are stamped by the bank. They keep 1 page.

The nearest Ministerio de Justicia is in Sevilla:
GERENCIA TERRITORIAL DEL MINISTERIO DE JUSTICIA EN ANDALUCIA
SEVILLA (Cádiz, Ceuta, Córdoba, Huelva, Sevilla)
Plza. de España, s/n. Torre Norte, 2.º, 41013 SEVILLA
Open 9am-2pm on weekdays

Officially all residents in Spain are required by law to register on the Empadronamiento (padron).  This is simply a municipal register and a way for the Ayuntamiento to know how many people live in their area, any information given is protected by data protection laws.

To register, go to the Padron Office at 3 Calle de la Plaza with official identification such as a passport, your NIE or residence certificate/card, a recent utility bill in your name and the Escritua to your property or a rental contract if you are renting and ask to be registered.

The Ayuntamiento is able to claim money from central government based on the number of people on the padron for providing services such as health centres, police officers, firefighters and schools. You must be on the pardon for a certain period of time to take advantage of some income-related benefits and other aspects of social care available through social services. Also it may be possible to obtain reductions in taxes, depending on the Ayuntamiento, and discounts on courses and leisure/cultural activities. Your pardon certificate will be needed to carry out certain administrative tasks like registering for healthcare, registering a car for Spanish number plates and enrolling children for school.

If you are registered as a resident of Chiclana, you are entitled to vote at Local and European Parliament elections.

To be registered you need a ‘Volante de Empadronamiento’ which is obtained from the Ayuntamiento office at present located at 3 Calle de la Plaza. Take your Escritura, N.I.E. and passport for each individual and they will issue the certificates.

At the same time you can ask for a ‘Reclamacion al Censo Electoral’ to be completed which is your application to be included on the electoral roll for ‘foreigners’.

You will be notified by the Council as to which Polling Station to attend but at the time of an election, you will need to check that you are included on the ‘foreigner’ list posted at the Polling Station, if not, ask to be directed to the ‘official office’ which is open on the day of voting to deal with any problems.

Juan Antonio of Temple Cambria, the Association’s legal advisor, has provided the following summary of the law relating to the fines which Endesa have been imposing upon some householders who have recently been provided with electricity meters. The fines are claimed to be in respect of electricity which has been “stolen” before the meters were installed (ie electricity which has been used before a legal connection is made).