The State Agency for Labour Inspection and Social Security is an autonomous agency created by Law 23/2015, Ordinator of the Labour Inspection System, attached to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy through the Secretary of State for Labour.

Through Royal Decree 192/2018, its Statutes that regulate its central and peripheral structure, the bodies of management and institutional participation, and the economic, patrimonial and contracting regime.

In the central structure, as governing bodies, the Inspectorate has the Governing Council and with Directorand as an institutional participatory body, with the General Council.

It is the highest management body and is configured as a collegiate, joint body, formed by representatives of the General Administration of the State and the Autonomous Communities.

Its functions are those of proposing, promoting and approving the decisions of greatest importance for the life of the organism.

It operates in plenary and in permanent committee, and is responsible for the approval of its Internal Operating Regulations.

Responsible for the representation and management of the agency, as well as its direction and government, acting as Central Authority according to Convention 81 of the International Labour Organization.

Institutional participation body that guarantees the collaboration of the most significant trade union and business organizations in the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

The organs of the central structure of the State Agency, with the level of General Sub-Directorate, dependent on the Directorate are:

• The National Anti-Fraud Office.
• The General Subdirectorate for the coordination of the inspection of the Labour Relations System.
• The General Subdirectorate of Institutional Relations and Technical Assistance.
• The General Secretariat.
• The School of Labour and Social Security Inspection

The ITSS is deployed territorially in the following units, under the authority of the Agency:

• A Special Direction
• A Territorial Direction in each Autonomous Community.
• A Provincial Labour and Social Security Inspectorate in each province and in the Cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

• Law 23/2015, of 21 July, Ordinator of the Labour and Social Security Inspection System.

• Royal Decree 192/2018, of 6 April, approving the statutes of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspection.

• Resolution of March 6, 2019, of the Directorate of the Autonomous Agency State Agency for Labour and Social Security Inspection, on delegation of competences.

• Order TES/904/2020, of 25 September, appointing members of the General Council of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

• Order TES/905/2020, of 25 September, appointing members of the Governing Council of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

• Order TES/245/2021, of 11 March, replacing members of the Governing Council of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

• Order TES/1145/2021, of 19 October, replacing members of the Governing Council of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

• Order TES/1146/2021, of 19 October, replacing members of the General Council of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

• Order TES/920/2022, of 23 September, replacing members of the General Council of the autonomous body State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

• Order TES/921/2022 of 23 September, replacing members of the Governing Council of the autonomous body State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate

• Order TES/470/2024, of 10 May, appointing members of the General Council of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

• Order TES/471/2024, of 10 May, appointing members of the Governing Council of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate

• Order TES/1230/2024, of 30 October, replacing members of the Governing Council of the Autonomous Agency State Agency Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

• Resolution of March 30, 2021, of the Autonomous Agency State Agency for the Inspection of Labour and Social Security, which establishes the composition and functions of the Recruitment Board.

• Royal Decree 1223/2009, of 17 July, creating the School of Labour and Social Security Inspection

• Order TES/867/2023, of 22 July, establishing the State Anti-Discrimination Office in the State Inspectorate of Labour and Social Security.

• Royal Decree 502/2024, of 21 May, which develops the basic organizational structure of the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, and amends Royal Decree 1052/2015, of 20 November, which establishes the structure of the Departments of Employment and Social Security abroad and regulates their organization, functions and provision of jobs.