A mess. With public money and vulnerable students. This is what teachers, workers, coordinators and students from the Escola d'Hostaleria de Castelldefels have denounced. Forged signatures, obsolete material and spaces, off-the-books payments... these are the various irregularities that the Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC) is investigating. Over the last two weeks, four inspections have been carried out and dozens of people interviewed to determine if there has been a misuse of public funds granted to the institution.

The Government will appoint Francesc Castellana today as director of the Catalan Employment Service (SOC), replacing Juan José Torres, who has held the position since September 2021. The replacement comes at the request of Torres, who cited personal and family reasons, according to ARA.