Regarding the functions of the People's Public Security (PPP) inspection agency, Decree 164/2024/ND-CP clearly states: Within the scope of its tasks and powers, the PPP inspection agency assists the Chief of the Public Security at the same level in performing state management of inspection work, receiving citizens, handling complaints and denunciations, and preventing and combating corruption and negativity; conducting inspections, receiving citizens, handling complaints and denunciations, and preventing and combating corruption and negativity in accordance with the provisions of law.
The agency performing the function of public security inspection
Decree 164/2024/ND-CP stipulates the agencies performing inspection functions in the People's Public Security, which are divided into 2 groups: People's Public Security Inspectorate and specialized and part-time inspectors.
The police inspection agency includes:
Inspectorate of the Ministry of Public Security (hereinafter referred to as the Inspectorate of the Ministry);
Inspectorate of Public Security of provinces and centrally-run cities (hereinafter referred to as Inspectorate of Public Security of provinces);
Inspector of the Police Department for management of detention camps, compulsory education facilities, and reformatory schools; Inspector of the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting, and Rescue Police Department (hereinafter referred to as the Inspector of the Department).
Police of districts, towns, wards, cities under provinces, cities under centrally-run cities and police units with 200 or more officers and soldiers shall arrange full-time inspectors; Police units with less than 200 officers and soldiers shall arrange part-time inspectors.
Regarding the form of inspection, Decree 164/2024/ND-CP stipulates: Public Security inspection activities are carried out according to plan or suddenly.
Inspection period not exceeding 45 days
The inspection conducted by the Ministry Inspectorate or the Department Inspectorate shall not exceed 45 days. In complicated cases or in mountainous, border, island, remote or difficult-to-access areas, the inspection period may be extended once for no more than 30 days.
The inspection conducted by the Provincial Police Inspectorate shall not exceed 30 days. In complicated cases or in mountainous, border, island, remote or difficult-to-access areas, the inspection period may be extended once for no more than 15 days.
Extension of inspection period is implemented according to regulations in Article 48 of the Law on Inspection.
Based on the inspection results report, appraisal results report and explanatory documents, comments (if any), the person making the inspection decision directs the completion of the draft inspection conclusion, reports and asks for opinions from the Chief of Police at the same level on the draft inspection conclusion.
No later than 30 days from the date of receiving the direction of the Chief of Police at the same level, the person issuing the inspection decision must complete and issue the inspection conclusion.
The disclosure of inspection conclusions shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 79 of the Law on Inspection. For inspection conclusions containing state secrets, the person issuing the inspection decision shall make a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions and disclose the contents that do not contain state secrets.
Decree 164/2024/ND-CP also specifically stipulates the basis for issuing inspection decisions.
The Decree takes effect from February 10, 2025.
