Deputies at the eighth session of the 13th National Assembly passed the Law on Citizen Identification and the Law on Civil Status on November 20.

The Law on Citizen Identification, which was passed with 76.66 percent of votes, is expected to lay the legal foundation for the allocation of a personal identity number to each citizen and ensure the process is implemented meticulously and in a way that helps manage society.

Meanwhile, the Law on Civil Status, passed with 76.65 percent of votes, is designed to guarantee the legal frameworks on civil status, family records and citizen identity are harmonised.

It will also avoid overlaps in the State management of ministries and agencies, thus preventing wastefulness and ensuring user-friendliness.

Also on November 20, deputies discussed a draft resolution to amend and supplement Resolution 35/2012/QH13 on the vote of confidence for officials holding positions elected or approved by the National Assembly and People’s Council.

The resolution clearly defines the vote, including candidates, the process itself and the handling of results. However, deputies’ ideas differed on the levels of confidence measured by the poll, as well as the timing and frequency of conducting the polls.

Some also proposed applying votes of confidence to heads of provincial departments, as well as district officials. Delegates suggested candidates put forward for the votes of confidence declare their assets and incomes, and pushed for the establishment of a mechanism for officials with low confidence to step down.

National Assembly adopts two laws

The National Assembly (NA) passed the laws on the NA organisation (revised) and on social insurance (revised) on November 20.

The newly revised Law on the Organisation of the National Assembly (revised) stipulates that NA deputies have the right to request the NA conduct a vote of confidence on a person holding a position elected or approved by the NA.

Under the law, delegations of NA deputies are responsible for organising meetings between deputies and constituents, as well as organising monitoring activities at constituencies.

The law, which has 7 chapters and 102 articles, also stipulates in greater details the scope of NA deputies’ activities.

The revised Law on Social Insurance has 9 chapters and 125 articles. An important new point in the newly passed law is that it gives the social insurance agency the power to conduct specialized inspections on businesses’ payment of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance for employees.

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