Embedding inspection and supervision into Party leadership
Resolution No. 05 NQ/TW, dated April 7, 2026, on innovation and enhancing the effectiveness of Party inspection, supervision and discipline, sets out core objectives and six groups of tasks and solutions. These aim to establish inspection and supervision as one of the most vital methods and functions of Party leadership, serving as an internal mechanism for self-rectification, self-improvement, and strengthening governance capacity.
According to Nghiem Xuan Thanh, Party Central Committee (PCC) member and Deputy Head of the PCC Inspection Commission, Resolution No. 05 requires inspection and supervision to accompany, support, and drive forward development.
In this context, strengthening regular supervision and monitoring from the outset to ensure strict implementation of the Party’s strategic guidelines and decisive resolutions marks a significant shift in thinking, methods, and practice.
Strengthening regular supervision and monitoring from the outset to ensure strict implementation of the Party’s strategic guidelines and decisive resolutions marks a significant shift in thinking, methods, and practice.
The emphasis on frequent, proactive, and continuous supervision in leadership, direction, and implementation of resolutions, directives, and conclusions at all levels ensures that Party policies and orientations are rigorously enforced from the moment they are issued. This approach prevents “gaps” or “blind spots” beyond the reach of inspection and supervision.
Proactive inspection means moving one step ahead—grasping the situation, forecasting risks, and identifying early signs of deviation to correct and prevent them in time. This marks the transition from “handling violations” to “preventing violations”, and from “addressing consequences” to “controlling risks”.
In Ha Noi, inspection and supervision have been proactively implemented from the outset as committees’ guidelines and decisions entered daily life. The Standing Committee of the Ha Noi Party Committee immediately deployed 12 inspection teams to 40 Standing Boards of ward and commune-level Party committees, as well as to Party Secretaries and Chairmen of People’s Committees, to supervise the implementation of the 14th Party Congress resolutions, working procedures, and plans for executing congress resolutions at all levels.
In the first three months of the year, the Ha Noi City Party Committee Inspection Commission maintained regular supervision across 21 areas, directing all 126 communes and wards to implement them. The focus was on resolving bottlenecks, site clearance, and urgent flood prevention projects. The Commission reported weekly to the Standing Board of the Ha Noi City Party Committee on the progress of key projects, enabling timely identification of difficulties and immediate direction for solutions.
From these regular activities, effective models and good practices have emerged, such as proactive resettlement and centralised public administrative services.
Building professionalism in inspection and supervision
The country is currently implementing numerous strategic objectives, with large-scale projects being rolled out under flexible mechanisms. Following administrative streamlining, provincial authorities now oversee larger geographical areas, while communes have been delegated greater powers and responsibilities. This places significant demands on the political system and the Party’s inspection sector.
The operation of the two-tier local government model highlights challenges at grassroots level in organisation, staffing, professional skills, and digital transformation. Personnel are often limited, with many working part-time and lacking adequate knowledge, expertise, and experience in inspection and supervision.
The Central Inspection Commission continues to implement regular training programmes and plans to build inspection cadres at all levels who are politically steadfast, morally exemplary, professionally skilled, and digitally proficient.
Meanwhile, workloads are expanding, becoming more diverse, sensitive, and specialised, particularly in land management, finance, public investment, asset administration, and personnel matters.
To meet the requirements of reorganising and strengthening apparatuses, improving effectiveness and efficiency, and enhancing human resource quality, the Party inspection sector has proposed a new organisational model for inspection bodies, operating under a “dual leadership” mechanism. The Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission will coordinate with the Central Inspection Commission to examine this model in the coming period.
The Central Inspection Commission continues to implement regular training programmes and plans to build inspection cadres at all levels who are politically steadfast, morally exemplary, professionally skilled, and digitally proficient.
In 2026, the Commission has scheduled 16 training courses nationwide to update knowledge and provide professional instruction in inspection and supervision. These courses are divided into two levels—basic and advanced—with tailored programmes for provincial cadres and those working immediately above grassroots level.
Additionally, the Commission has partnered with the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics to create a reserve of strategic cadres, gradually establishing a solid professional foundation for the Party’s inspection and supervision workforce.
