Specific sanctions are needed for cases of delayed rectification or failure to implement monitoring recommendations.

Many of the conclusions from past oversight activities have not been seriously implemented, which diminishes the credibility of elected bodies and the effectiveness of the law. To improve the effectiveness of oversight, delegates suggested that the responsibilities of agencies and individuals after oversight should be more clearly defined; and that there should be clear sanctions for cases of delayed rectification or failure to implement oversight recommendations.

This was the opinion of National Assembly delegate Ha Sy Dong ( Quang Tri ) at the National Assembly's discussion session in the assembly hall this morning (October 24) on some contentious issues in the draft Law on Supervisory Activities of the National Assembly and People's Councils (amended).

Adding enforcement responsibilities and post-monitoring sanctions.

Speaking before the National Assembly , National Assembly Deputy Ha Sy Dong expressed basic agreement with the explanatory report, acceptance, and revisions of the National Assembly Standing Committee regarding this draft law. According to the deputy, the draft clearly demonstrates a great effort in perfecting the legal framework to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of supervision by elected bodies, contributing to the control of state power, thereby strengthening the people's trust.

Representative Ha Sy Dong delivered a speech in the assembly hall on the morning of October 24th, at the Tenth Session of the 15th National Assembly.

Besides the achievements, National Assembly Deputy Ha Sy Dong frankly pointed out that many conclusions from past supervision have not been seriously implemented, which has diminished the prestige of elected bodies and the effectiveness of the law. To improve the effectiveness of supervision, the deputy suggested that the responsibilities of agencies and individuals after supervision need to be more clearly defined. Accordingly, the drafting committee should add a clause on the responsibility for implementation and sanctions after supervision, in the direction of: Mandating the periodic reporting of the results of implementing supervision recommendations. Along with that, there should be clear sanctions for cases of delayed rectification or failure to implement recommendations, and specific responsibility should be assigned to the heads of the relevant agencies and organizations.

Delegates emphasized that only when monitoring conclusions are seriously implemented can monitoring activities create a "closed loop" of monitoring – inspection – handling – policy improvement, ensuring effectiveness and continuity. A specific mechanism needs to be established to connect monitoring activities with the process of improving policies and laws.

Currently, many monitoring results only result in recommendations and have not truly become the basis for policy planning or law amendments. Pointing out this shortcoming, the representative proposed adding a mandatory mechanism to transform monitoring results into important input data for legislative and executive work. Specifically: Firstly, when formulating legislative and ordinance drafting programs, National Assembly committees should allocate a separate section to consider recommendations arising from monitoring activities. Secondly, government agencies and local authorities must be responsible for providing written feedback on the results of addressing issues identified after monitoring.

Representative Ha Sy Dong speaks in the assembly hall on the morning of October 24th, at the Tenth Session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Quang Khanh

Another issue of concern to the delegates from Quang Tri province is the overlapping and duplication of oversight content in practice, despite the delineation of authority between the central and local levels. To overcome this situation, the delegates proposed studying the development of a mechanism for coordinated inter-level oversight. Accordingly, the results of oversight by lower levels (for example, the Provincial People's Council) could be used as a basis or input data for oversight activities by higher levels. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly should issue a framework guideline on coordination and information sharing to avoid wasting resources.

Regarding the supervisory activities of the People's Council delegation, National Assembly Deputy Ha Sy Dong expressed his agreement with Option 1 presented by the National Assembly Standing Committee, which is to continue maintaining this activity but limit its scope according to the assignment of the People's Council or its Standing Committee.

Also at the discussion session, National Assembly Deputy Ha Sy Dong proposed an issue that needs immediate attention and implementation: the establishment of a unified national monitoring database system.

A view of the National Assembly session on the morning of October 24th, the Tenth Session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Quang Khánh

Clearly define the principles of hierarchical structure and the monitoring criteria at each level.

Regarding the issue of the authority to supervise the handling of citizens' complaints, denunciations, and petitions, Representative Ha Sy Dong pointed out the overlap in current regulations. Currently, this supervision is regulated for the National Assembly delegation, the committees of the People's Council, provincial-level People's Council representatives, and commune-level People's Council representatives simultaneously. This overlap leads to citizens submitting supervision requests to multiple entities for the same case, causing difficulties for localities in coordination, prolonging the resolution time, and easily creating conflicts of authority.

On the other hand, the Law on Complaints and the Law on Denunciations do not have corresponding provisions regarding this authority. Based on this reality, National Assembly Deputy Ha Sy Dong suggested that the drafting committee should reconsider this regulation or clearly define the principles of decentralization and the criteria for supervision at different levels in resolving the aforementioned issues. For example, it could be based on the scale and severity of the case, or only propose to a higher level when there is evidence proving that the resolution at the lower level was not in accordance with regulations. This adjustment aims to avoid overlap, reduce the burden on local authorities, shorten resolution time, and at the same time ensure the legitimate rights of citizens.

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