Governing Bodies

Learn about the governing bodies of the Catalan Data Protection Authority: the Directorate and the Data Protection Advisory Council.

Director

Meritxell Borràs i Solé has been the director of the APDCAT since February 2022. The Plenary of the Catalan Parliament is who appoints the person at the head of the Authority, by a three-fifths majority, on the proposal of the Data Protection Advisory Board, and for a period of five years renewable only once.

The director’s mission is to lead and represent the agency with independence and objectivity, with functions that include issuing decisions and instructions and approving recommendations and opinions of the Authority.

Data Protection Advisory Board

The Data Protection Advisory Board is the advisory and participatory body of the APDCAT. The Advisory Council has the following functions:

Propose to Parliament the candidates to lead the Authority.
Issue a report on the draft instructions that are submitted to it by the Authority.
Issue a report on the Authority's draft annual budget proposed by the director.
Advise the Authority's director on those matters that are submitted to it.
Prepare a mandatory report prior to the approval of the Authority's staff.
Prepare a binding report on the maximum number of temporary staff assigned to the Authority.
Prepare studies and proposals on the protection of personal data and request the director to establish criteria on the matter.