What is interdisciplinary inspection team 178? Structure of the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 in Vietnam

What is interdisciplinary inspection team 178? Structure of the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. What is interdisciplinary inspection team 178?

Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 is a unit established by the Chairman of the People's Committee at all levels, helping the Chairman of the People's Committee to inspect compliance with legal regulations on prostitution prevention and combat at service businesses that are easily exploited for prostitution activities according to Clause 3 of Article 3 of Decree 178/2004/ND-CP

2. Structure of the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 in Vietnam

The structure of the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 is as follows:

- Interdisciplinary inspection team 178 includes 01 team leader, 01 or 02 deputy team leaders, and 2 members. Based on the actual situation in the locality, the Chairman of the People's Committee may consider adjusting the structure and composition of the Team accordingly.

- Provincial level interdisciplinary inspection team:

The team leader is the leader of the unit in charge of preventing and combating social evils under the Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (branch or department of Social Evil Prevention and Combat).

Members include: representatives of the Provincial Police Agency; officers and inspectors of the departments: Culture - Information, Health, Trade, Tourism, Labor - Invalids, and Social Affairs.

- District-level interdisciplinary inspection team:

The team leader is the leader of the Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (or the Department of Internal Affairs - Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs).

Members include: district police officers and soldiers; officers from departments: Culture - Culture - Information, Health, Market Management, Economy, Trade, and Tourism, officers in charge of preventing and combating social evils under the Department of Labor - Invalids, and Social Affairs (or Department of Internal Affairs - Labor - Invalids, and Social Affairs).

- Commune-level interdisciplinary inspection team:

Members include: the head of the Commune Police, the officer in charge of Justice, the officer in charge of Culture, Labor invalids, and Social affairs, and 01 to 02 officials from other departments and branches in the locality.

According to the actual situation in the locality, the Chairman of the People's Committee decides on the appropriate Team Leader and members of the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team and ensures the implementation of inspection work.

3. Tasks of the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 in Vietnam

The tasks of Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 are as follows:

- Check compliance with legal regulations on prostitution prevention and combat, security and order, culture and information, labor use, periodic health checks for workers, and other relevant legal regulations.

- Develop inspection programs and plans and organize implementation.

- Propose to the People's Committee at the same level and competent agencies measures to manage and prevent violations of the law on prostitution prevention and combat by service establishments in the area.

- Guide, inspect, and urge lower-level interdisciplinary inspection teams to implement inspection programs and plans. Monitor and request competent authorities to handle violations that have been recommended by the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team but are not resolved promptly.

- Implement periodic reporting (quarterly, 6-monthly, 1-yearly) and irregular reporting (at the request of the Chairman of the People's Committee at the same level) on the results of the Team's inspection work.

4. Powers of the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 in Vietnam

The powers of Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 178 are as follows:

- Request inspected organizations and individuals to provide the situation, data, documents, and answer issues related to the inspection.

- Contact relevant agencies, organizations and individuals to verify and collect information for inspection.

- Make records when detecting administrative violations and handle violations within authority.

For violations that exceed the Team's handling authority or behaviors that show signs of crime, a record must be made and the record, relevant documents, evidence, and means of violation (if any) must be transferred to the competent authority for handling.

(According to Decree 178/2004/ND-CP)

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