Accountability Regulations of the Communist Party of China

Article 1 In order to administer the party strictly in an all-round way and standardize and strengthen the party's accountability work, these regulations are formulated in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China.
　　

Article 2 The party's accountability work is guided by Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of the "Three Represents", and the scientific development concept. It thoroughly implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important speeches, and promotes the "four comprehensives" around coordination. "Strategic layout, adhere to the party's leadership, strengthen party building, administer the party strictly, and ensure that power must be accountable, responsibility must be accountable, and accountability for failure, implement the political responsibility of the party organization to manage the party and urge the party's leading cadres to practice loyalty and clean responsibility.
　　

Article 3 The party's accountability work should adhere to the principles: in accordance with regulations and disciplines, seeking truth from facts, failure to be accountable, accountability must be strict, learning from the past, treating the sick and saving people, being responsible at different levels, and implementing responsibilities at different levels.
　　

Article 4 the party's accountability work is that the party organization shall, in accordance with its duties and powers, investigate the main responsibility, supervision responsibility and leadership responsibility of the party organization and the party's leading cadres for dereliction of duty in the party building and the party's cause.
　　

The objects of accountability are party committees (party groups) at all levels, party working departments and their leading members, discipline inspection commissions (discipline inspection groups) at all levels and their leading members, with emphasis on the main responsible persons.
　　

Article 5 Accountability shall be clearly divided into responsibilities. The leadership team of the party organization has overall leadership responsibilities within the scope of its duties. The main leaders of the leadership team and the members of the team directly in charge bear the main leadership responsibilities, and other members of the team participating in decision-making and work bear important leadership responsibilities.
　　

Article 6: Party organizations and leading cadres of the party violate the party constitution and other internal party regulations, fail to perform or incorrectly perform their duties, and shall be held accountable under any of the following circumstances:
　　

(I) to the weakening of the party's leadership, the party's theory, line, principles and policies, and the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee have not been effectively implemented, in promoting economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction, and ecological civilization construction, or in dealing with major problems in the region, departments and units, ineffective leadership and major mistakes have been made, causing serious losses to the cause of the party and the interests of the people, resulting in adverse effects;
　　

(II) the lack of party building, the abnormal political life within the party, the unsound organizational life, the weak party organization, the weak party spirit education, especially the education of ideals, beliefs and purposes, the spirit of the eight central regulations is not implemented, the work style construction is a mere formality, and the selection and appointment of cadres The problems in the work are prominent, the party and the masses have strong reactions, damage the party's image, and weaken the party's political foundation for governance;
　　

The (III) is not effective in administering the party strictly in an all-round way, the implementation of the main responsibility and supervision responsibility is not in place, the management of the party is loose and soft, good humanism prevails, there is a group of harmony, irresponsibility and lack of responsibility, and the supervision within the party is weak. the problems found have not been found, the problems found are not reported, dealt with, rectified and held accountable, resulting in serious consequences;
　　

Inadequate (IV) to maintain the party's political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, mass discipline, work discipline, and life discipline, resulting in frequent violations of regulations and disciplines, especially dereliction of duty in maintaining political discipline and political rules, and there are orders and prohibitions within the jurisdiction. The problem of gangs and gangs is serious, causing bad effects;
　　

(V) those who are not resolute and solid in promoting the building of the party's work style and clean government and in combating corruption, the spread of corruption within their jurisdiction has not been effectively curbed, and the problem of unhealthy tendencies and corruption that harm the interests of the masses is prominent;
　　

(VI) other cases of dereliction of duty that should be held accountable.
　　

Article 7 The accountability methods for Party organizations include:
　　

(I) check. For those who fail to perform their duties effectively and with minor circumstances, they shall be ordered to make a written inspection and make effective rectification.
　　

(II) briefing. If the performance of duties is ineffective and the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to make rectification and be notified within a certain range.
　　

(III) reorganization. Those who are derelict in their duties and responsibilities and seriously violate the party's discipline and cannot be corrected by themselves should be reorganized.
　　

The methods of accountability for the party's leading cadres include:
　　

(I) briefing. Those who fail to perform their duties should be severely criticized, rectified according to rules, and notified within a certain range.
　　

(II) exhortation. For dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty, if the circumstances are minor, exhortation shall be given in conversation or in writing.
　　

(III) organizational adjustment or organizational processing. For dereliction of duty, serious circumstances, and unsuitable for the current post, measures such as suspension inspection, adjustment of position, order to resign, demotion, and removal shall be taken according to the situation.
　　

(IV) disciplinary action. If disciplinary action should be taken for dereliction of duty, disciplinary responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the regulations on Disciplinary actions of the Communist Party of China.
　　

The above accountability methods can be used separately or in combination.
　　

Article 8 The accountability decision shall be made by the Party Central Committee or the Party organization with management authority. Among them, the leading cadres of the party, the Discipline Inspection Commission (discipline inspection group) and the party's working departments have the right to take the form of notification and exhortation to be held accountable; put forward suggestions for organizational adjustment or organizational handling; take disciplinary measures to be held accountable, and implement the authority and procedures stipulated in the party constitution and relevant inner-party laws and regulations.

Article 9 After the accountability decision is made, it shall be announced to the accountable party organization or the party's leading cadres and their party organizations in a timely manner and supervised for implementation. The relevant accountability situation shall be notified to the organization department, and the organization department shall put the accountability decision materials into the personal files of the accountable leading cadres and report them to the organization department at the next higher level for the record; if it involves organizational adjustment or organizational processing, the corresponding procedures shall be completed within one month.

The leading cadres of the party who are held accountable should write a written review to the accountability decision-making organ and make a profound inspection at the democratic life meeting or other party meetings. Establish and improve the system of notification and exposure of typical accountability issues, and adopt organizational adjustments or organizational handling, and disciplinary actions to be accountable, they should generally be disclosed to the public.

Article 10 lifelong accountability shall be implemented. If the nature of dereliction of duty is bad and the consequences are serious, regardless of whether the responsible person is transferred, promoted or retired, he shall be seriously held accountable.
 

Article 11 The party committees of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the central ministries and commissions, and the party groups (party committees) of the ministries and commissions of the central state organs may formulate implementation measures in accordance with these regulations.
 

The Central Military Commission may formulate relevant provisions in accordance with these Regulations.

Article 12 The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Regulations.

Article 13 These Regulations shall come into force as of July 8, 2016. Any previously issued provisions on accountability that are inconsistent with these Regulations shall be implemented in accordance with these Regulations.