THE PRIME MINISTER | | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness |
No. 979/QD-TTg | | Hanoi, August 12, 2022 |
DECISION
Approving the Scheme on pilot renovation of evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education[1]
PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government; the November 22, 2019 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Organization of the Government and Law on Organization of Local Administration;
Pursuant to the June 20, 2012 Law on Law Dissemination and Education;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1521/QD-TTg of October 6, 2020, promulgating a plan on implementation of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat’s Conclusion No. 80-KL/TW of June 20, 2020, on further implementation of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat’s Directive No. 32-CT/TW, on enhancing the Party’s leadership in law dissemination and education and raising awareness of cadres and people about law observance;
At the proposal of the Minister of Justice.
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the Scheme on pilot renovation of evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education (below referred to as the Scheme) with the following principal contents:
I. GUIDING VIEWPOINTS ON FORMULATION OF THE SCHEME
1. To closely follow the Party’s guidelines and policies and State’s laws on renovation of and raising effectiveness of law enforcement in general and law dissemination and education in particular, thus meeting practical requirements of the new situation.
2. To renovate and improve quality of evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education, to ensure the objectivity, practicality, tightness and scientism of the evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
3. To enhance the role and responsibilities of heads of agencies and units in law dissemination and education; and the result of evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education is one of the criteria for evaluation of fulfillment of tasks by agencies, units and their heads.
II. OBJECTIVES
1. General objectives
To comprehensively renovate, thereby creating flexibility, creativity, activeness and feasibility in conformity with the nature, objectives and requirements of law dissemination and education and social reality; to make this work substantive and fruitful with a view to creating positive changes in the awareness about and sense of law respect, observance and application of agencies, organizations and people, thus contributing to building and improving a law-governed socialist State of Vietnam.
2. Specific objectives
- To promulgate a criteria framework for pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education in a scientific, objective and feasible manner in conformity with practical requirements and circumstances.
- To carry out and complete the pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education in a number of ministries, sectors and localities.
- To sum up the pilot evaluation and propose orientations for improvement of legal institutions and work out suitable solutions for evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education nationwide.
III. SCOPE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME
1. The period of implementation of the Scheme
The Scheme shall be implemented from 2022 to 2026.
2. Scope of application
Pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education in the fields of state management of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, and the provinces and centrally run cities of Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Khanh Hoa, Dong Nai and Soc Trang.
IV. MAJOR TASKS AND SOLUTIONS
1. Studying and surveying evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education
a/ To organize surveys of practical situation of evaluation of effectiveness of the law dissemination and education
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities (below referred to as provincial-level People’s Committee) that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2022
b/ To study experiences of foreign countries and Vietnam in developing and applying criteria for evaluation of effectiveness of public communications and information for law dissemination and education.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors, provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2022 and 2023.
c/ To organize talks, seminars and forums to discuss practical situation and solutions to remove difficulties and address problems in evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2023-2025.
2. Promulgating the criteria framework for pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education (below referred to as the criteria framework)
a/ The criteria framework must satisfy the following requirements:
- Containing general and specific criteria to ensure flexibility and can be applied to evaluation of each specific activity of law dissemination and education in association with specific subject, sphere, issue, time and space.
- Ensuring that the evaluation is carried out on the basis of comparison and measurement between objectives and requirements of law dissemination and education and investment resources and practical results.
- Ensuring that evaluation criteria and indicators combine the evaluation of effectiveness of state management and law dissemination and education by ministries, sectors and localities with evaluation of impacts of law dissemination and education on the awareness and law-abiding behaviors of law dissemination and education target subjects.
- Connecting other sets of criteria and indicators with related contents so as to ensure consistency and avoid coincidence and wastefulness in resources in the evaluation.
- Evaluating effectiveness of law dissemination and education on the basis of self-evaluation by agencies, organizations and units and evaluation by law dissemination and education target subjects.
b/ Formulation and promulgation of the criteria framework
- Common criteria for evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors, provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: from the beginning of 2022 to the third quarter of 2023.
- Specific criteria set by ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
In-charge agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Coordinating agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Period of implementation: the fourth quarter of 2023.
c/ Formulation and promulgation of documents and materials guiding the pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2023.
d/ Providing training of professional skills, provision of professional knowledge, and building of capacity for organizations and individuals engaged in evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
The period of implementation: from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the end of 2024.
3. Organizing the pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education
a/ To formulate and promulgate plans on pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education of all ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
In-charge agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Coordinating agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Period of implementation: the fourth quarter of 2023.
b/ To carry out self-evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education according to the criteria framework
In-charge agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Coordinating agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Period of implementation: 2024-2025.
c/ To organize the collection of opinions of law dissemination and education target subjects on effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
In-charge agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Coordinating agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Period of implementation: 2024-2025.
d/ To sum up and make reports on criteria framework application results
In-charge agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Coordinating agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Period of implementation: 2024-2025.
dd/ To sum up and evaluate criteria framework application results of ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2024-2025.
e/ To supervise, urge and examine the evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education by ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2024-2026.
4. Mobilizing all social resources for and applying information technology in evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education
a/ To encourage organizations, enterprises and individuals to take part in and provide support resources for the evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education in accordance with law; to coordinate with international organizations and learn foreign experiences in the course of implementation of the Scheme.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2022-2026.
b/ To organize public communications about evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Coordinating agencies: the Ministry of Justice, and ministries, sectors, provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation, and press agencies.
Period of implementation: 2022-2026.
c/ To develop an online survey software; to develop and update statistical data on information and data on results of evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2023-2026.
5. Reviewing, drawing experience, studying and proposing orientations for improvement of legal institutions for evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education
a/ To review the Minister of Justice’s Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BTP of March 10, 2018, providing the set of criteria for evaluation of effectiveness of the law dissemination and education.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2026.
b/ To review the pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education and propose orientations for improvement of legal institutions and appropriate solutions to evaluate effectiveness of law dissemination and education nationwide.
In-charge agency: the Ministry of Justice.
Coordinating agencies: ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
Period of implementation: 2026.
V. ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION
1. Assignment of responsibilities
a/ The Central Council for Law Dissemination and Education and provincial-level councils for coordination of law dissemination and education shall:
- Direct, urge and inspect the implementation of the Scheme.
- Work out solutions to remove difficulties and address problems in the course of implementation of the Scheme.
- Direct agencies in allocating resources and mobilizing social resources for evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
b/ The Ministry of Justice shall:
- Assume the prime responsibility for, guide and coordinate with ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out pilot evaluation in, piloting the performance of the tasks set in the Scheme; regularly monitor and remove difficulties and address problems in the course of implementation of the Scheme.
- Study, survey, and organize talks and seminars on evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education;
- Develop and promulgate common criteria and coordinate with ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation in, developing separate criteria in the criteria framework.
- Raise capacity of cadres and civil servants for evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
- Mobilize social resources and provide support for organizing evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
- Develop software to serve the evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
- Sum up and evaluate results of the application of the criteria framework by ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees that carry out the pilot evaluation.
- Sum up results of the pilot evaluation, propose orientations for improvement of legal institutions and other solutions regarding evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
c/ The Ministry of Finance shall advise and allocate funds and guide financial mechanisms for implementing the Scheme using state budget funds and other lawful contributions and donations.
d/ The Ministry of Information and Communications shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Justice in, directing press agencies to provide information and carry out public communications about evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
dd/ Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees of the localities that carry out the pilot evaluation shall:
- Promulgate pilot implementation plans and organize the implementation of such plans.
- Develop and promulgate specific criteria in the fields under their management.
- Allocate funds from the state budget and mobilize other lawful resources for pilot evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education carried out by agencies and units.
- Report on pilot implementation results to the Ministry of Justice for summarization and reporting to the Prime Minister.
- Coordinate with the Ministry of Justice in reviewing the pilot evaluation, propose the improvement of legal institutions and other solutions to evaluate effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
- Further implement the Minister of Justice’s Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BTP of March 10, 2018, providing the set of criteria for evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education while carrying out the pilot evaluation.
e/ The Prime Minister requests the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and its member organizations to bring into play their roles and responsibilities in disseminating and mobilizing the people to comply with laws, oversee, make social critics on, and participate in, evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
g/ The Prime Minister requests the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vietnam Lawyers Association and Vietnam Bar Federation to bring into play their roles and responsibilities and participate in evaluation of effectiveness of law dissemination and education.
2. Funds for implementation of the Scheme
a/ Funds for the implementation of the Schemes shall come from the state budget in accordance with the Law on the State Budget; and contributions and donations from lawful sources.
b/ To intensify the mobilization of funding sources from domestic and foreign enterprises, organizations, and individuals; to promote the use of funding sources of approved relevant programs and schemes and other lawful funding sources for performance of tasks under the Scheme.
Article 2. This Decision takes effect on the date of its signing.
Article 3. Ministers, heads of ministerial level agencies and heads of government-attached agencies, chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees and related agencies and organizations shall implement this Decision.-
For the Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
PHAM BINH MINH
[1] Công Báo Nos 701-702 (24/8/2022)
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