Five Major Procedures For Ensuring Scientific And Democratic Decision-Making Are Not Going Through The Motions.

　 Recently, the State Council on strengthening Rule by law government The "opinions on construction" issued 29 concrete suggestions for implementing the basic strategy of ruling the country according to law in the new situation and strengthening the construction of the rule of law. Experts believe that this move shows the government's determination to promote administration according to law. The key to achieving this goal lies in whether the views can be implemented in the process of implementation.

Science of security Democratic decision making The "five major procedures" do not go through the motions.

It is pointed out that public participation, expert argumentation, risk assessment, legality examination and collective discussion decisions must be taken as the necessary procedures for major decisions. At the same time, it is pointed out that we should establish and improve the system of expert consultation and give full play to the role of experts and scholars in government legislation.

"This is a significant step forward." Wang Yukai commented that at present, there are many major projects to evaluate their social effects and economic effects before implementation, so as to effectively prevent many image projects and achievements projects. Moreover, taking public participation and expert argumentation as a necessary procedure can avoid government officials' "taking the head and making arbitrary decisions" and providing important procedural safeguards for scientific and democratic decision-making.

He said at the same time, "not only does the State Council need to go through these procedures before making major decisions, but now more than 300 prefecture level cities, more than 2800 counties and more than 40 thousand township governments should strictly follow these procedures before making major decisions. Only in this way can we achieve the desired results." Wang Yukai said.

China Administrative management Shen Ronghua, Deputy Secretary General of the Institute, has participated in the drafting and discussion of the normative documents of many state administrative organs. He said: "these years, the administrative authorities have invited experts and scholars to participate in the consultation and demonstration. If the experts' opinions provide some inspiration and supplement, the executive authorities can accept and absorb most of the cases. But for the contrary and subversive opinions of experts, the executive authorities often refuse to adopt them.

"Experts can express their views, but the decision to adopt is still in the executive authority." Shen Ronghua said that the procedures for setting up opinions were very good, but the executive authorities could not go through the motions, otherwise they would lose the meaning of procedural provisions.