Changes after one month of implementing the two-tiered police model in Nghe An.
After one month of implementing the two-tiered police model, the commune-level police force in Nghe An has quickly stabilized, closely monitored the grassroots level, and improved the efficiency of handling administrative procedures and combating crime.
Expand functionality
The Kim Son town police station (Que Phong district) is one of 20 commune-level police units in Nghe An province tasked with issuing citizen identification cards and level 2 electronic identification accounts. In the early days of implementation, the unit not only received applications for other fields but also had to handle a large number of people from various communes coming to complete the procedures for obtaining citizen identification cards and level 2 electronic identification accounts.
Despite the high volume of transactions, thanks to proactive organization and staffing, operations proceeded smoothly and without interruption.
Ms. Ha Thi Hang, residing in Chau Kim commune, who came to renew her identity card, said: "After the district-level police were abolished, I was worried I would have to go all the way to the provincial police to get my citizen identity card. But now, this task has been assigned to the town police, so I'm very happy. At the Kim Son town police station, I received attentive guidance from the officers; I only needed to bring my old identity card and have my photo taken, and all the information had already been updated, so I didn't have to fill out anything else."
With the elimination of district-level police forces, commune-level police will have to proactively handle the issues arising from the expansion of their functions and responsibilities. The unit has established working groups and assigned officers and soldiers to perform tasks in areas appropriate to their expertise.
Major Luong Tuan Minh - Head of Kim Son Town Police Station, Que Phong District
From March 1st to the present, the Kim Son Town Police have received 656 applications for citizen identification cards, issued electronic identification accounts to 163 individuals, registered and managed motor vehicles for 34 vehicles (13 cars and 21 motorbikes), registered permanent residence for 19 individuals, temporary residence for 5 individuals, and confirmed residence for 50 individuals.
Besides handling administrative procedures, the commune-level police also made efforts to prevent and combat crime and ensure security and order in the area, especially after the Ministry of Public Security issued Document No. 11 (effective from March 1st), guiding the deployment of investigators and investigative officers at commune-level police stations and the process of receiving, classifying, and handling crime reports and denunciations before transferring them to the provincial-level police.
A typical example is the theft case that occurred in Thanh Huong commune (Thanh Chuong district). In just over three hours after Mr. Nguyen Van T., residing in Hamlet 5, reported that his tea factory under construction had been broken into and valuable machinery worth over 40 million VND stolen, the Thanh Huong commune police quickly solved the case successfully. Two perpetrators were arrested, and the stolen property was recovered and returned to the victim's family.
Mr. Nguyen Van T. recounted: "On the morning of March 12th, I went to the tea factory and discovered that the warehouse had been broken into and the machinery stolen. I immediately reported it to the commune police. By the afternoon, my family received news that the police had apprehended the suspect and recovered the stolen property. We are very happy and grateful to the commune police forces for handling the case quickly and effectively."
According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Anh Tuan, Head of the Thanh Huong Commune Police Station, Thanh Chuong District, upon receiving the report from Mr. T., the commune police quickly deployed professional measures to investigate. Although the incident occurred at night, in a deserted area with no witnesses, the commune police officers persevered in tracking down and identifying the suspects, solving the case in the shortest possible time. After gathering sufficient evidence, the commune police arrested two suspects, Tran Van T. (born in 1999) and Nguyen Van Ng. (born in 2008), both residing in Hamlet 6, Thanh Huong Commune, for the crime of theft...
"Comprehensive province, strong commune, rooted in the grassroots"
From March 1st, 2025, along with the rest of the country, the two-tiered police model (provincial - commune) was officially implemented in Nghe An. With a proactive spirit and high determination, 412 commune-level police units throughout the province have received new personnel, tasks, and powers, overcoming initial difficulties to quickly begin their work.
Following the directives of the Central Party Committee of the Public Security and the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security regarding the restructuring and streamlining of local police forces, aimed at ensuring that commune-level police effectively perform their functions and duties, including new tasks, the Nghe An Provincial Police have proactively reorganized their leadership and command staff and supplemented personnel for commune, ward, and town-level police forces. These decisions were implemented in the spirit of "Comprehensive provincial development, strong commune-level development, and grassroots engagement," ensuring they align with the capabilities, strengths, and practical requirements of each locality.
The Nghe An Provincial Police also directed police in communes, wards, and towns throughout the province to proactively access and thoroughly study guiding documents from the Ministry of Public Security and the Provincial Police, in order to fully understand and correctly perform their assigned functions and duties. Professional departments closely coordinate with commune-level police, strengthening exchanges and guidance on professional and technical matters, while also assisting in resolving situations and incidents related to local security and order.
Key tasks that are being prioritized include addressing difficulties in ensuring national security, criminal investigation, crime prevention, force building, logistics, state management of security and order, and ensuring traffic safety.
To enable commune-level police officers to effectively perform their new duties, the Provincial Police Department focuses on training, professional development, and providing necessary equipment and resources. Previously, many procedures required citizens to go to the district police station, but now, thanks to decentralization, they can directly complete procedures at the commune police station, such as vehicle registration and issuance of security and order certificates. In particular, many procedures have been integrated into the public service system, allowing citizens to complete requests through the online public service portal without needing to visit the police.
In the coming period, the Nghe An Provincial Police will continue to prioritize resources to consolidate and strengthen the police force at the commune level, striving for each unit to have a minimum of 12 officers.
In addition, the Provincial Police will focus on improving the application of science and technology and information technology, especially deploying a secure system and transmission lines to commune-level police stations to send and receive electronic documents, monitor work targets and progress. This will not only help improve the efficiency of management and operation but also ensure that statistics and information are collected and reported promptly and accurately, better serving the work of ensuring security and order at the grassroots level...
Colonel Tran Hong Quang - Deputy Director of Nghe An Provincial Police
Initial results have opened up great opportunities in reforming and improving the quality of police operations, contributing to effectively meeting the requirements of ensuring security and order throughout the province. However, according to Guidance No. 08 dated February 17, 2025, on the decentralization of receiving and resolving administrative procedures when there is no district-level police force, from March 1st, eligible commune-level police will receive and resolve 35 administrative procedures.
First and foremost, the Provincial Police Department needs to quickly finalize the criteria for identifying eligible commune-level police units, ensuring that these procedures are handled promptly at the local level. Currently, some procedures such as issuing citizen identification cards and level 2 identification are still only carried out at the police headquarters of districts, cities, and towns (formerly), handled by the town police.
