System of Inspection of the CPC
The system of inspection is an important element of the Party's self-governance. The CPC Central Committee and the Party committees of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government all have specialized inspection agencies to exercise political supervision, through inspection tours, over the lower-level Party organizations regarding their exercise of Party leadership.
According to the Regulations of the CPC on Inspections, the inspections are conducted under the centralized, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, with responsibilities assigned to relevant Party organizations at different levels. The inspection agencies carry out the activities, with assistance from relevant discipline inspection and supervisory agencies and organization departments, support from related functional departments, cooperation of the Party organizations to be inspected, and participation of the general public.
The inspections may produce effect and win the people's trust only when the Party committees (Party leadership groups) and their principal heads attach great importance to relevant work. The inspections will focus on the exercise of powers and fulfillment of responsibilities, and the political discipline and rules will be enforced to ensure that political supervision becomes a specific, targeted and regular practice.
巡视制度
巡视制度作为中国共产党党内的一项重要制度，是中央和省、自治区、直辖市党委，通过建立专门巡视机构，按照有关规定对下级党组织履行党的领导职能责任的政治监督。
《中国共产党巡视工作条例》指出，巡视工作在党中央集中统一领导下，实行党组织分级负责、巡视机构组织实施、纪检监察机关和组织部门协助、有关职能部门支持、被巡视党组织配合、人民群众参与的体制机制。
开展巡视工作的主体是党委（党组），只有党委（党组）重视，特别是主要负责人重视，巡视工作才会有权威、有效果。巡视工作要求紧盯权力和责任加强政治监督，严明政治纪律和政治规矩，推进政治监督具体化、精准化、常态化。
