In the organization and operation of parliaments, supporting bodies play a critical role in supporting the activities of legislators and their working bodies. Like at other parliaments, the Office of the National Assembly (ONA) is the institution ensuring the efficiency of the operation of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam.

Over 65 years, the ONA has supported the NA. The ONA is supporting the NA deputies and NA agencies in carrying out their functions of legislation, oversight and deciding on important national issues. Furthermore, the ONA is assisting in connecting NA deputies with their constituents, providing people with information on the activities of the NA, updating the database on laws; carrying out research for NA deputies, organizing seminars and commissioning surveys for the NA.  However, the organization and operation of the ONA have many shortcomings. For instance, the legal status of the ONA has not been regulated clearly by the law.

In this context, under the authorization of the NA Standing Committee, the ONA Centre of Information, Library and Research Services (CILRES), in cooperation with the Project “Strengthening Capacity for the Representative Bodies in Vietnam” carried out the research on the “Organization and operation of the supporting system of the Viet Nam National Assembly” in order to provide recommendations for reform in the next NA legislature. 

You can read the complete research report here