Public-power supervision and duty-related misconduct
The supervision system investigates defined persons exercising public power and addresses corruption, abuse of authority, dereliction and other duty-related violations or crimes.
01Position in the system
The highest state organ for supervision of public-duty conduct
The National Supervisory Commission leads the supervision system for persons exercising public power and addresses duty-related violations and crimes. Its jurisdiction turns on the person's functions and the alleged conduct, not simply employment by a conventional government department.
What it doesLeads supervisory commissions at lower levels and exercises supervisory functions over public officials within the scope defined by the Supervision Law and related rules.
When it mattersRelevant to public-sector investigations, duty-related misconduct, bribery and corruption matters involving persons subject to the supervision system.
02Jurisdiction
What falls within this authority’s remit
Identify whether the person exercises public power, the duty connected to the alleged conduct, and whether the matter concerns a disciplinary violation, supervisory violation or suspected crime.
•Official service routes
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Official website
Leads supervisory commissions at lower levels and exercises supervisory functions over public officials within the scope defined by the Supervision Law and related rules.
Open official service03Official resources
Rules, services and official notices
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05Related legal concepts
Scope and procedure in a supervision matter
These concepts distinguish the covered person, duty connection, prohibited conduct and relationship between supervision and criminal procedure.
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Research tag
supervision
State oversight of persons exercising public power, including integrity, lawful performance and investigation of duty-related misconduct.
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duty-related crime
A suspected criminal offence connected to the exercise of public duties, investigated within the supervision framework before criminal handling.
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bribery
Giving or receiving an improper benefit connected to official or entrusted duties, with legal classification depending on actors and conduct.
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public official
A shorthand that does not precisely define supervisory coverage; the statutory question is whether the person exercises public power.
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anti-corruption
Systems for preventing, detecting, investigating and sanctioning corruption through supervisory, disciplinary and criminal mechanisms.
06Primary sources
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National Supervisory Commission of the People's Republic of ChinaSupervision-law, anti-corruption, duty-crime and institutional materials
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Reference boundary
Supervisory coverage follows public power and duty, not job title alone.
Confirm the person's function, employing or appointing body, alleged duty connection, current procedural measure and any transfer between supervisory and criminal processes.