06 tasks and powers of the Government Inspectorate in anti-corruption in Vietnam as of December 1, 2023

Regarding this matter, LawNet would like to answer as follows: 

1. What is the Government Inspectorate?

According to the provisions of Article 1 of Decree 81/2023/ND-CP, taking effect on December 1, 2023, the Government Inspectorate is a ministerial-level agency of the Government, responsible for managing state inspection, the reception of citizens, the handling of complaints and denunciations, and preventing and combating corruption nationwide. It also carries out inspections and handles complaints and denunciations related to corruption in accordance with the law.

2. The tasks and powers of the Government Inspectorate in anti-corruption in Vietnam as of December 1, 2023

According to the provisions of Section 7, Article 2 of Decree 81/2023/ND-CP, the Government Inspectorate has six tasks and powers in anti-corruption as follows:

(1) Organizing, directing, and guiding the implementation of legal provisions on anti-corruption, under its authority or the direction of the Government, the Prime Minister, and anti-corruption and anti-misconduct in inspection;

(2) Inspecting cases with signs of corruption according to its authority; inspecting the implementation of laws on anti-corruption and anti-misconduct in ministries, government agencies, provincial people's committees, enterprises, and non-state social organizations under its authority or under the direction of the Prime Minister;

(3) Actively coordinating with other agencies and organizations in detecting acts of corruption and misconduct; inspecting cases with signs of corruption and misconduct under its authority or under the direction of the Prime Minister; urging the handling of individuals involved in acts of corruption and misconduct in accordance with the law and the hierarchical management of Party and Government officials;

(4) Controlling the assets and income of office holders and individuals with positions and powers in agencies, organizations, and units under its authority;

(5) Building, managing, exploiting, and protecting the national database on asset and income control; monitoring and evaluating the situation of anti-corruption and anti-misconduct in ministries, central authorities, localities, and non-state areas;

(6) Cooperating with the State Audit, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, the Supreme People's Procuracy, the Supreme People's Court, and the Central Internal Affairs Committee in providing, exchanging information, documents, and experiences on anti-corruption and anti-misconduct; summarizing, evaluating, forecasting the situation of corruption and misconduct; and proposing policies and solutions for anti-corruption and anti-misconduct.

Therefore, compared to the current regulations, Decree 81/2023/ND-CP provides more specific provisions on the tasks and powers of the Government Inspectorate in anti-corruption, including:

- Controlling the assets and income of office holders and individuals with positions and powers in agencies, organizations, and units under its authority;

- Building, managing, exploiting, and protecting the national database on asset and income control; monitoring and evaluating the situation of corruption and misconduct and anti-corruption and anti-misconduct works in ministries, central authorities, localities, and non-state areas.

3. Organizational structure of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam

According to the provisions of Article 3 of Decree 81/2023/ND-CP, the organizational structure of the Government Inspectorate from December 1, 2023, will include the following administrative organizations and public service providers:

Administrative organizations:

1. Legal Affairs Department.

2. Organization and Personnel Department.

3. International Cooperation Department.

4. Planning and General Department.

5. Office.

6. Inspection, Complaint Settlement, and Denunciation Handling Department for economic sectors (Department I).

7. Inspection, Complaint Settlement, and Denunciation Handling Department for internal affairs and general economic sectors (Department II).

8. Inspection, Complaint Settlement, and Denunciation Handling Department for cultural and social sectors (Department III).

9. Inspection, Complaint Settlement, and Denunciation Handling Bureau for Region 1 (Bureau I).

10. Inspection, Complaint Settlement, and Denunciation Handling Bureau for Region 2 (Bureau II).

11. Inspection, Complaint Settlement, and Denunciation Handling Bureau for Region 3 (Bureau III).

12. Anti-corruption and anti-misconduct Bureau (Bureau IV).

13. Supervision, Appraisal, and Post-Inspection Handling Department (Bureau V).

14. Central Citizen Reception Board.

These administrative organizations play a role in assisting the Government Inspectorate in carrying out its state management functions.

Public service providers:

15. Institute for the Strategy and Science of Inspection.

16. Inspectorate Newspaper.

17. Inspectorate Magazine.

18. Inspector Training College.

19. Information Center.

These public service providers serve the state management functions of the Government Inspectorate.

More details can be found in Decree 81/2023/ND-CP, which takes effect on December 1, 2023, and replaces Decree 50/2018/ND-CP.

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