On May 26, 2010, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Regulations on Reporting of Personal Matters by Leading Cadres". The issuance and implementation of the "Regulations" is a specific measure to implement the requirements put forward by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to "improve the system for party members and leading cadres to report on personal matters, and include housing, investment, spouses and children's employment, etc. in the report content." It is a further strengthening of the system under the new situation. The management and supervision of leading cadres is an important measure to institutionally ensure that leading cadres at all levels act in strict accordance with the party's requirements. It will play a positive role in adhering to the party's policy of supervising the party and governing the party strictly, promoting the integrity of leading cadres in politics, and further advancing the anti-corruption drive. In order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and promote the implementation of the "Regulations", the responsible comrades of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Central Organization Department accepted interviews from reporters and answered reporters' questions on the relevant situations of the "Regulations".

Question: Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Regulations". Please introduce the relevant background of the promulgation of this regulation and the brief process of revision.

Answer: Insisting that the party should manage the party, govern the party strictly, and improve the level of party management and governance are one of the basic experiences of our party in strengthening its own construction as a Marxist ruling party. Improving and improving the system for leading cadres to report personal matters is related to the construction of the cadre team and the image of the party and the country. It is of great significance to improving the party's governance capacity, further strengthening the management and supervision of leading cadres, and promoting the integrity of leading cadres in politics.

In January 1997, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council promulgated and implemented the "Regulations on Reporting of Major Personal Matters by Leading Cadres". In 2004, in accordance with the spiritual requirements of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection began to revise the "Regulations on Reporting of Major Personal Matters by Leading Cadres". In September 2006, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued the "Regulations on Reporting Personal Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres." Practice has shown that the "Regulations on Reporting Personal Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres" has played a positive role in strengthening the management and supervision of leading cadres and promoting the integrity of leading cadres in politics. However, with the development and changes of my country's politics, economy and society, especially the continuous deepening of party building work and anti-corruption in the new era, the "Regulations on Reporting Personal Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres" can no longer fully meet the needs of reality and needs to be revised urgently. Mainly reflected in the following: first, the content of the report is narrow and does not cover the economic activities of party members and leading cadres and other relevant matters that the people are eager to pay attention to, which is not conducive to the party organization's comprehensive understanding of the relevant situation of leading cadres; second, the investigation, verification and accountability part of the content is relatively thin and insufficient, and needs to be enriched and improved, etc. In September 2009, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China clearly stated: "Improve the system for party members and leading cadres to report personal matters, and include housing, investment, spouses and children's employment, etc. in the report content." Since then, central leaders have repeatedly issued instructions requiring revision of the "Regulations on Party Members and Leading Cadres Reporting Personal Matters."

In order to implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee and respond to social concerns, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection quickly launched revision work. On the basis of conscientiously studying and deeply understanding the spirit of the Central Committee, we fully listened to the opinions of some responsible comrades of the central state agencies and some responsible comrades of the provincial (regional and municipal) discipline inspection commissions, revised the drafts several times, and formed a revised draft for review. In December 2009, the office meeting of the Secretaries of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reviewed and approved in principle the revised draft for review. According to the decision of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary’s office meeting, the manuscript was sent to the Organization Department of the Central Committee for comments. At the same time, the opinions of more than a dozen provincial (autonomous and municipal) discipline inspection committee secretaries and leaders of relevant central state agency discipline inspection teams were solicited, and they were asked to solicit the opinions of the provincial (autonomous and municipal) party committee secretaries and the main responsible comrades of the departments in charge. In the same month, the executive meeting of the Organization Department of the Central Committee discussed and approved in principle this manuscript.

In February 2010, the Standing Committee meeting of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reviewed and approved in principle the revised draft for review, requiring it to be revised based on the review opinions and submitted to the Central Committee for review. The revised draft for review was reviewed and approved by the Central Party Committee’s Leading Group Meeting for Party Construction and the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and was finally reviewed and approved by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and issued on May 26. It can be said that the revision of the "Regulations" adheres to the principles of scientific legislation and democratic legislation, embodies the spirit of advancing with the times, and is the crystallization of collective wisdom.

Q: Please introduce the main purpose of this revision.

Answer: Revising the "Regulations" and improving the system for leading cadres to report personal matters is based on the Party Central Committee's in-depth analysis of the profound changes in world conditions, national conditions, and party conditions, and on the basis of conscientiously summarizing the basic experience of our party in strengthening its own construction as a Marxist ruling party. Actively adapt to the requirements of the new situation and new tasks in combating corruption and promoting integrity, and make a major deployment from the perspective of strengthening and improving party building under the new situation. It is a major measure to effectively strengthen the supervision and management of leading cadres, promote the integrity and self-discipline of leading cadres, and solidly advance the construction of a system for punishing and preventing corruption.

The main purpose of this revision is to implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Party, promote the integrity and self-discipline of leading cadres, and prevent corruption. Strengthening the supervision of leading cadres and promoting their integrity and self-discipline are the consistent requirements of the Party Central Committee to strengthen anti-corruption and uphold integrity. Since the early 1990s, the Party Central Committee has regarded the integrity and self-discipline of leading cadres as an important task in building a clean and honest government and fighting corruption. It has issued many important regulations, including requiring leading cadres to report personal matters. The system for leading cadres to report personal matters, on the one hand, embodies the Party's policy of managing the Party and governing the Party strictly, and is an important measure to strengthen the supervision and management of leading cadres and promote their clean and honest administration; on the other hand, it embodies the idea of ​​preventing corruption and is a measure of "treating a disease before it occurs" or "treating a disease at the beginning", embodying the spirit of care and love for leading cadres. In addition to retaining the content of the "Regulations on Reporting Personal Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres", the "Regulations" also closely grasp the new situations and new issues that have emerged in the current integrity and self-discipline of leading cadres, and include real estate, investment, spouses and children's employment and other matters in the report content. The above-mentioned matters are areas where leading cadres are prone to problems in recent years. Some are hidden and emerging problems, some are general problems that are strongly reflected by the masses, and some are prone to corruption. By reporting personal matters, leading cadres can have a comprehensive understanding of what the party advocates and opposes, what leading cadres should and cannot do in the socialist market economy, especially the current new situation of thoroughly implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development and building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, so as to continuously strengthen the awareness of strict self-discipline, consciously solve dishonest behaviors in the bud, and avoid Preventing small mistakes from turning into big mistakes will help the broad masses of the people see our party's fine style and good image, close the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people, continuously enhance the people's confidence in our party in building a clean and honest government and fighting corruption, consolidate the party's ruling status, strengthen the party's class foundation, expand the party's mass foundation, and ensure that the party always receives support and support from the people.

Q: Please introduce the main contents of this revision.

Answer: The "Regulations" contain 23 articles and more than 3,400 words. It mainly stipulates the legislative purpose and basis, applicable objects, reporting content, reporting procedures, authority and procedures for comprehensive summary, review and investigation and verification, as well as handling of violations, etc.

Compared with the "Regulations on Reporting Personal Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres" promulgated and implemented in 2006, the main contents of the revision include the following aspects: First, in accordance with the requirements of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, real estate, investment, and the employment status of spouses and children are included in the report content. At the same time, the "Regulations" still focus on reporting personal-related matters, and do not involve other property matters except housing and investment. Second, the income declaration system was merged with the reporting system on related matters, and the scope of reporting subjects was modified accordingly, absorbing the relevant content of the "Regulations on Income Declaration of Leading Cadres at the County (Division) Level and Above of Party and Government Organs" issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council in 1995. The main consideration is that incorporating the income declaration system can enhance the systematicness and scientificity of the reporting system and facilitate unified organization and implementation. Moreover, some contents in the "Regulations on Income Declaration" are no longer in line with the current actual situation and need to be revised and improved. The "Regulations on Income Declaration" are applicable to leading party and government cadres at the county (division) level and above, including leading cadres who are not party members. In order to maintain the consistency of the applicable objects, the "Regulations" include leading cadres who are not party members into the scope of reporting subjects. Third, the reporting procedures have been further improved, and the conditions, subjects, and approval procedures for reviewing, investigating and verifying report materials have been clarified, and the system design has properly handled the relationship between the care and love for leading cadres and the management and supervision of leading cadres, which is highly instructive, targeted, and operable.

Question: The "Regulations" are mainly applicable to leading cadres at or above the county level, so are there reporting requirements for cadres at the township level?

Answer: Leading cadres at or above the county level have always been our focus in strengthening integrity and self-discipline. The applicable objects of the "Regulations" are mainly leading cadres at or above the county level. This is basically consistent with the laws and regulations on integrity and self-discipline that we have promulgated and implemented in recent years (such as the "Code of Integrity and Integrity in Government for Leading Cadres of the Communist Party of China, etc."), which are basically consistent in their applicable objects, which is conducive to mutual integration in implementation and is easy to be accepted by everyone.

Township and section-level cadres, especially section-level leading cadres and township leading cadres in agencies directly under the county (city) government, are mostly faced with practical affairs involving people, property, and property, and are prone to power-for-money transactions and dishonest behaviors. At the same time, most cadres at the township level deal directly with the people, and their actions are related to the image of the party, the relationship between the party and the masses, and the harmonious development of the economy and society. It is indeed necessary to strengthen supervision and management of cadres at the township level and require them to report personal matters. However, in consideration of, first, the number of township and section-level cadres in our country is relatively large, and they are all required to report uniformly, which results in a large workload and relatively high work costs; second, our country is vast and the conditions vary greatly from place to place, so it is not appropriate to have a one-size-fits-all reporting subject; third, the main purpose of this revision is to effectively solve the outstanding problems that affect the implementation and implementation of the reporting system for personal matters related to leading cadres, focusing on revising the report content and reporting procedures. Therefore, in order to highlight the key points of supervision, the "Regulations" do not include department-level leading cadres and township leading cadres of agencies directly under the county (city) into the scope of reporting subjects. However, Article 21 of the "Regulations" clearly stipulates that "If the party committees and governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities need to expand the scope of reporting subjects or refine the implementation procedures, they may formulate specific implementation measures based on these regulations and in combination with their respective work realities, and report them to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Ministry of Supervision for filing." The power to include department-level cadres in the scope of reporting subjects is given to provincial (regional, municipal) party committees and governments. This will help each locality make corresponding regulations according to local conditions, effectively solve problems, and enhance effectiveness.

Question: Why do the "Regulations" define investment as investing in or otherwise holding securities, stocks (including equity incentives), futures, funds, investment insurance, and other financial products by myself, my spouse, and children living together; investment by spouses and children living together in unlisted companies, enterprises, and registered individual business households, sole proprietorships, or partnerships?

Answer: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China requires that the investment status of leading cadres be included in the report on personal matters. There are many types of investment, generally divided into physical investment and financial investment. Physical investment is a kind of direct investment, which is a relatively traditional investment method, including investment in business, investment in valuables, investment in real estate, etc. Financial investment is formed on the basis of physical investment with the development of commodity economy. The purpose of financial investment is the appreciation of financial assets and is an indirect investment, including the purchase of securities, stocks (including equity incentives), futures, funds, investment insurance and other financial products and the purchase of stocks and securities of unlisted companies, etc.

Although there are many ways to invest, the most common investment method for leading cadres at this stage is to purchase financial products such as securities and stocks. This type of financial management product has a low starting point, simple investment methods, and a wide variety of options, and is accepted by most leading cadres. At the same time, the real-name system has been adopted for investment in these financial wealth management products, which provides an institutional and technical basis for the supervision and inspection of leading cadres’ reports on such investments.

As for other investment methods, such as doing business and running enterprises, according to the relevant provisions of the "Several Guidelines for Integrity in Government for Leading Cadres of the Communist Party of China", leading cadres are prohibited from "doing business or running enterprises individually or in the name of others"; "violating regulations to own shares or securities of unlisted companies (enterprises)"; "individually registering companies or investing in shares abroad". Therefore, most leading cadres are not allowed to invest in unlisted companies, enterprises and individuals for business operations (leaders of state-owned enterprises can hold shares and securities of unlisted companies and enterprises). However, considering that the spouses of leading cadres and the children living together can engage in the above investment activities, and these investment activities generally require large amounts of funds, are prone to conflicts of interest, and have prominent public reactions, the "Regulations" list the investment of spouses and children living together of leading cadres in unlisted companies, enterprises and registered individual industrial and commercial households, sole proprietorships or partnerships as matters that need to be reported.

In addition, regarding the issue of real estate, the "Regulations" not only require the reporting of real estate investment, but also indicate the source and specific address of the real estate, the construction area, and the nature of property rights such as commercial housing, welfare housing, affordable housing, limited-price housing, or self-built housing.

Question: How to make full use of the materials used by leading cadres to report personal matters?

Answer: Regarding the use of materials reported by leading cadres on personal matters, the "Regulations" mainly design two ways of use.

The first is the comprehensive summary procedure stipulated in Article 11 of the "Regulations". The organization (personnel) department and disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies can comprehensively summarize the report situation according to work needs. At the same time, consider that in the actual work of the past, some general problems may be discovered through comprehensive summary. These common problems will be dealt with in a targeted manner in accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations" to "carry out special treatment of existing common problems".

The second type is the review procedure stipulated in Article 12 of the "Regulations". Article 12 of the "Regulations on Reporting Personal Relevant Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres" stipulates the use of reporting materials in principle, that is, "Discipline inspection agencies and organizational (personnel) departments must strengthen supervision and inspection of the implementation of these regulations. According to work needs, they may review the materials reported by party members and leading cadres in their respective regions and departments on personal matters related to their work with approval." In practice, it is generally reported from various places that the provisions of "work needs" in this article are unclear and inconvenient to operate. In order to effectively use reporting materials and give full play to the role of the reporting system, the "Regulations" further improves the conditions and procedures for the use of reporting materials in conjunction with the work responsibilities of the organization (personnel) department and disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies. It stipulates that "the organization (personnel) department, in the cadre supervision work and cadre selection and appointment work, in accordance with the cadre management authority and with the approval of the main person in charge of the agency and unit, may review materials related to personal matters reported by leading cadres. Discipline inspection and supervision agencies (institutions) in the performance of When performing their duties, in accordance with the authority of cadre management and with the approval of the principal person in charge of the agency, they may access materials related to personal matters reported by leading cadres.” In addition, considering that in the process of investigating and handling cases of job-related crimes, the procuratorial organs may also need to access materials reported by leading cadres regarding personal matters. Therefore, the “Regulations” have added “When investigating and handling cases of job-related crimes, the procuratorial organs may, with the approval of the principal person in charge of the agency, access materials related to personal matters reported by leading cadres involved in the case.” The "Regulations" make it clear that when the organization (personnel) department, disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies (institutions) and procuratorial organs review the materials reported by leading cadres on personal matters, they are required to obtain approval from the main person in charge of the unit.

Q: What kind of penalties will be imposed for violating reporting requirements?

Answer: The "Regulations on Reporting Personal Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres" only provides accountability methods for reporters who violate the regulations, including providing criticism and education, making corrections within a time limit, ordering inspections, admonishing conversations, and notifying criticisms. On this basis, the "Regulations" add accountability methods for organizational handling and disciplinary sanctions such as job adjustment and dismissal. The first reason for this provision is that it is generally reflected in practice that the accountability provisions in the "Regulations on Reporting Personal Matters by Party Members and Leading Cadres" are not strong enough and not rigid enough. In order to maintain the seriousness of the system and implement the provisions on leading cadres' reporting of personal matters, it is necessary to further emphasize disciplinary requirements and strengthen the constraints on leading cadres. Second, it is in line with the "Certain Guidelines for the Integrity and Integrity of Party Members and Leading Cadres of the Communist Party of China" promulgated and implemented by the central government in early 2010. The guidelines clearly stipulate that “party members and leading cadres shall truthfully report personal matters to the party organization and consciously accept supervision.” At the same time, Article 13 stipulates: “If party members and leading cadres violate this Code, they will be criticized and educated, organized or disciplined in accordance with relevant regulations. If they are suspected of illegal crimes, they will be held legally responsible in accordance with the law.” According to the above provisions, leading cadres who fail to report personal problems on time without legitimate reasons Failure to truthfully report relevant matters, concealing and failing to report, or failing to handle the matter in accordance with the organization's response, is a violation of the integrity code, especially the behavior of concealing and failing to report, the circumstances are more serious, and should be regarded as a disciplinary violation, and should be criticized and educated, organized or disciplinary sanctions should be given depending on the severity of the case. Therefore, the "Regulations" increase the accountability methods for organizational handling and disciplinary sanctions.

Q: After the "Regulations" are promulgated and implemented, the key is to implement them. Please talk about the specific requirements for learning and implementing the "Regulations"?

Answer: In-depth study and implementation of the "Regulations" is an important political task for party committees and governments at all levels at present and in the future. Party committees and governments at all levels must deeply understand the importance of studying, publicizing and implementing the "Regulations", and combine the study and implementation of the "Regulations" with the implementation of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee and comprehensively promote the new great project of party building. It is necessary to put the study, publicity and implementation of the "Regulations" on the important agenda, make careful arrangements and organize carefully, so as to truly realize that the awareness, measures and implementation are in place. The "Provisions" must be publicized accurately, vividly and effectively through news media and other forms. Leading cadres at all levels must study in depth, raise awareness, accurately grasp the main content and spiritual essence of the "Regulations", deeply understand the importance of the system for reporting personal-related matters, truthfully report personal-related matters, and consciously accept supervision. Discipline inspection and supervision agencies (agencies), organizational (personnel) departments, and procuratorial organs at all levels must have a deep understanding of the importance of developing a reporting system for relevant matters, strictly implement the "Regulations", give full play to the relevant responsibilities and powers conferred by the "Regulations", and effectively do relevant work. All regions, departments and units should take the promulgation and implementation of the "Regulations" as an opportunity to further strengthen the management and supervision of leading cadres, and continuously push forward the construction of party style and clean government and anti-corruption work in the new era.

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