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Policy and enforcement bodies

The key national bodies with responsibility for disability law and policy implementation include:

The Secretaría General de Política Social  (Ministry of Health and Social Policy) assumes responsibility for co-ordinating sectoral policies on disability, which is exercised by the Dirección General de Políticas Sectoriales sobre Discapacidad (Directorate General for the Coordination of Sectoral Policies on Disability).

Within this structure, the Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales, IMSERSO (Institute on Social Services and Aging) has responsbility for social security issues.

Consejo Nacional de la Discapacidad (National Disability Council) is an Inter-Ministerial body, created to ensure collaboration in policy development between government and associations of people with disabilities and their families

Oficina Permanente Especializada (OPE) is responsible for promoting equal opportunity and examining complaints of disability discrimination.

Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad (Royal Board on Disability) is an autonomous body, linked to the Ministry of Health and Social Policy, that promotes social integration but also rehabilitation and prevention issues.

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