This document, accessed by Europa Press, aims to update the capacity of regional protection systems. The Minister of Youth and Childhood, Sira Rego, confirmed that the draft will be sent “imminently” to the Council of Ministers.

The communities with the highest number of allocated places are Andalusia (3,009), Catalonia (2,829), and the Community of Madrid (2,471). They are followed by Valencian Community (1,903), Galicia (940), and Castilla y León (833). At a secondary level are Canary Islands (783), Basque Country (776), and Castilla-La Mancha (742), while regions with smaller populations, such as Navarra (237), Cantabria (206), and La Rioja (114), show lower figures. The autonomous cities of Ceuta (29) and Melilla (30) record the lowest capacities.

The calculation for these places is based on each territory's population proportion as of December 31, 2025, relative to the national total and the maximum number of minors served by the protection system. Specifically for Madrid, the assigned capacity increases proportionally by 6.3%, adding 146 additional places to the 2,325 established in 2025.

The draft also stipulates that migratory contingency declarations will remain in effect if regional systems exceed three times their ordinary capacity.

The Sectoral Conference on Childhood, where this update was to be discussed, could not be held due to a lack of quorum. Most communities governed by the Popular Party, with the exception of Ceuta and the Canary Islands, did not attend. According to ministerial sources, representatives from the Canary Islands and Castilla-La Mancha attended the meeting in person, while the Basque Country, Asturias, Navarra, Catalonia, and Ceuta participated remotely. The PP communities justified their absence by citing “irregularities” in the call, as an item previously rejected by the majority was included on the agenda.