The Governing Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC) has asked the Government of the Canary Islands to adopt “with priority and urgency” the pertinent measures to encrypt "end to end" the data of the police reports that are sent to the judicial bodies. Especially when it comes to procedures under summary, with audiovisual material of minors, victims of sexual crimes, or protected witnesses.
Agreement 21/2025, approved by the Governing Chamber of the TSJC [Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia] at its meeting on October 17, has agreed to forward this communication to the head of the General Directorate of Relations with the Administration of Justice so that they adopt: high-level encryption algorithms in accordance with the National Security Scheme; advanced or qualified electronic signature; unalterable traceability records that document the identity of users, date, time, and operations carried out, keeping them for two years; access control based on roles and the principle of minimization; interoperability with the LexNet system; differentiated channels for specially protected data and intrusion detection and incident response systems (...).”
The governing body of judges agrees to request that it report "within two months" on "the planned actions, execution schedule, and budgetary resources allocated for this purpose," and brings this agreement to the attention of the General Council of the Judiciary "for, if applicable," the adoption of measures in accordance with article 152.10 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary and the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
Insecurity in data protection The Governing Chamber clarifies that it is making the request to the DGRAJ "having confirmed the impossibility of secure transmission through cryptographic encryption protocols of police reports and proceedings containing special categories of personal data," and emphasizes that the "lack of technical means" for encrypted transmission in proceedings subject to secrecy of the investigation, police reports with audiovisual material relating to minors who are victims of crimes against sexual freedom and indemnity, pre-constituted evidence with recording of minors or vulnerable people, or documentation containing data relating to victims of gender violence or people included in protection programs is "especially critical."The consolidated text of the Protocol for the Electronic Submission of Police Reports is publicly available on the Transparency Portal of the TSJC.