What is the people's Inspection? Tasks and powers of commune-level People's inspection boards in Vietnam

What is the people's Inspection? Tasks and powers of commune-level People's inspection boards in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What is the people's Inspection?

According to Clause 8, Article 3 of the Law on Inspection 2010, people's inspection means a form of people's supervision through the people's inspection boards of:

The implementation of policies and laws, the settlement of complaints and denunciations, the observance of the law on grassroots democracy by responsible agencies, organizations and individuals in communes, wards, district townships, state agencies, public non-business units and state enterprises.

2. Organization of the commune-level People's inspection boards in Vietnam

Article 12 of the Law on Inspection 2010 stipulates the commune-level People's inspection boards as follows:

- People's inspection boards established in communes, wards and townships shall be organized and operate under the guidance and direction of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees in these communes, wards and townships.

- Chairpersons of People's Committees of communes, wards and townships (below collectively referred to as commune-level People's Committees) and heads of state agencies, public non-business units and state enterprises shall create conditions for people's inspection boards to perform their tasks.

The organization of people's inspection boards in communes, wards and townships is specified in Clause 1, Article 68 of the Law on Inspection 2010 as follows:

- People's inspection boards in communes, wards and townships shall be elected by people's conferences or people's representatives' conferences in villages, hamlets or street population groups.

- Depending on geographical area and population size of a commune, ward or township a people inspection board may be composed of between 5 and 11 members.

- Members of people's inspection boards must not be incumbent cadres of commune-level People's Committees.

- A term of office of people's inspection boards in communes, wards and townships is 2 years.

3. Tasks and powers of the commune-level people’s inspection board in Vietnam

According to Clause 1, Article 11 of Decree 159/2016/ND-CP, the tasks and powers of a people’s inspection board include:

- To supervise agencies, organizations and responsible persons in the commune, ward or township in the implementation of policies and law; settlement of complaints, denunciations, petitions and reports; implementation of the law on grassroots democracy as prescribed in Article 13 of this Decree. When detecting signs of violation of law, to request a competent person to handle them in accordance with law and supervise the implementation of its request.

- To verify cases assigned by the chairperson of the commune/ward/township People’s Committee;

- To participate in inspections and examinations in the commune, ward or township at the request of competent state agencies; to provide information and documents and appoint its members to participate upon request;

- To propose the commune/ward/township People’s Committee chairperson to handle violations according to its competence and address limitations and shortcomings detected through supervisory activities, ensuring lawful rights and interests of citizens, agencies, organizations and units;

- To propose to the chairperson of the People’s Committee and chairperson of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune, ward or township forms of incentives, praise and commendation applicable to collectives and individuals that detect violations and record achievements in their work;

- To receive petitions and reports of agencies, organizations, units and individuals falling within the scope of its supervision;

- To perform other tasks and exercise other powers as prescribed by law.

4. Tasks and powers of the commune-levelpeople’s inspection board head in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 11 of Decree 159/2016/ND-CP, the tasks and powers of the people’s inspection board head include: 

- To convene and preside over meetings and conferences; to preside over supervisions and verifications under the competence of the people’s inspection board;

- To assign tasks to people’s inspection board members;

- To represent the people’s inspection board in the relationship with the Standing Body of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, the People’s Committee chairperson, the Standing Body of the People’s Council of the same level, and concerned agencies and organizations;

- To be invited to attend meetings of the People’s Council and People’s Committee of the commune, ward or township on issues related to the supervision and verification tasks of the people’s inspection board;

- To attend meetings of the commune/ward/township Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee on issues related to the organization and operation of the people’s inspection board.

Van Trong

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