Vietnam: Regulation on assessment of statistical investigation plan

According to Article 31 of the Law on Statistics 2015 of Vietnam, statistical investigation plan comprises following information:

- Purposes and requirements for investigations;

- Scope, subjects and investigating units;

- Types of investigation;

- Time and methods of investigation;

- Contents, investigation sheets;

- Statistical classifications used for investigations;

- Treatment process;

- Investigation plan

- Organization of investigation;

- Expenditures and material conditions for investigations.

According to Article 32 of the Law on Statistics 2015 of Vietnam, statistical investigation plan for statistical investigations in the national statistical investigation program carried out by ministries, departments and statistical investigations should be assessed by central statistics agencies in terms of professional knowledge and competence before promulgation.

- Submissions for assessment comprise a written request for assessment and a draft document about statistical classification plan.

- The assessment comprises purposes, scope, subjects, investigating units; types of investigation; time and methods of investigation; contents, investigation sheets and statistical classifications used in investigation.

- Assessment duration is 20 days since the Assessing Agency receives adequate submissions or five working days for the assessment of statistical investigation plan as prescribed in Point a, Clause 1, Article 30 hereof.

Relevant ministries, departments and People’s committees of provinces shall be responsible for studying and delivering written explanations to central statistics agencies for adjustments and issuance of statistical investigation plan. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, president of the Supreme People’s Court, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, State Auditor General, Presidents of the provincial People’s Committees shall be responsible for the statistical investigation plan issued.

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