but I do have to know and implement the governments current policies on immigration and visa issues-does that give you a clue as to my actual job.
The UK doesn't really obey EU law in this respect. For all the complaining by the right wing media, the truth is that the UK has somewhat ignored EU law.
Each member state has its own policies they are not EU wide when it concerns someone not currently holding or likely to have an EU members passport.
They may try with their own policies, but the EU has shown little patience for member states that do not allow family members to automatically reside with their EU family member. The UK has somehow escaped much of the attention from Brussels in this respect, but this could be because the UK is outside Schengen and thus the EU doesn't care that much.
The Spanish were notorious for not implementing Directive 2004/38 properly - to the point where the EU was telling people to call them directly from passport control so they could intervene.
If I have an opinion on a subject I will reply and make it known its my opinion. I will not state it as a fact unless that is so...............how about you try it sometime.
I'm sorry that your UK-centric viewpoint stops you from understanding the freedom of movement legislation and interpretations.
At the end of the day, the facts remain the same - her husband is entitled to join her in any EU state of their choosing. How this works in practice can differ, but he still has the right to live and work in the same state as her. In their case - Spain - it will be a simple matter of applying for a visa that must be granted within 15 days.