Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC amending and supplementing certain provisions of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC dated June 29, 2018 on coordination in implementing legal aid in litigation activities.

You have provided statistical report templates on legal aid activities in criminal, civil, and administrative litigation in Vietnam. These templates include detailed information on the number of legal aid cases, the number of individuals receiving legal aid, classification of beneficiaries according to criteria such as age, socio-economic circumstances, geographic scope, and origin from competent authorities. The purpose of these reports is to evaluate the effectiveness of legal aid activities, while providing data for future legal aid policy planning.

Số hiệu29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC
Loại văn bảnJoint Circular
Cơ quan ban hànhMinistry of Justice
Cập nhật11/06/2026
Ngày ban hành31/12/2025
Ngày áp dụng31/12/2025
Ngày hết hiệu lực
Tình trạngIn effect
✦ Tóm lược thông minh

You have provided statistical report templates on legal aid activities in criminal, civil, and administrative litigation in Vietnam. These templates include detailed information on the number of legal aid cases, the number of individuals receiving legal aid, classification of beneficiaries according to criteria such as age, socio-economic circumstances, geographic scope, and origin from competent authorities. The purpose of these reports is to evaluate the effectiveness of legal aid activities, while providing data for future legal aid policy planning.

Đối tượng áp dụng

These report templates are used by competent agencies such as the Department of Justice, People's Courts, People's Procuratorates, and Police to compile statistical data on legal aid activities for the year.

Các điểm cốt lõi

  • Number of legal aid cases by field (criminal, civil, administrative)
  • Number of individuals receiving legal aid
  • Classification of beneficiaries according to criteria such as age, socio-economic circumstances
  • Origin from competent authorities
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of legal aid activities

🌐 Tác động xã hội từ văn bản này

  • Enhancing access to justice for people in difficult circumstances
  • Improving the quality of legal advisory services and litigation support
  • Identifying new crime trends to adjust crime prevention policies

❓ Câu hỏi thường gặp

Why is it necessary to statistically record data on legal aid activities?

Statistical recording helps to evaluate the effectiveness of activities, while providing data for policy planning and service improvement.

Who is responsible for compiling this report?

The Department of Justice or relevant competent agencies are responsible for compiling data and publishing annual statistical reports.

Toàn văn


MINISTRY OF JUSTICE - MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY - MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE - MINISTRY OF FINANCE - SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT - SUPREME PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM

Independence - Freedom - Happiness

Number: 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC Hanoi, December 31, 2025

JOINT CIRCULAR

Amending and supplementing certain Articles of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC dated June 29, 2018 on cooperation in providing legal aid in litigation activitiesImplementing legal aid in litigation activities

Pursuant to the Legal Aid Law No. 11/2017/QH14;

Pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Code No. 101/2015/QH13 amended and supplementedby Resolution No.served by Law number 02/2021/QH15, Law No. 34/2024/QH15, Law No. 59/2024/QH15 and Law No. 99/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Civil Procedure Code No. 92/2015/QH13 amended and supplemented by theLaw number45/2019/QH14, Law No. 59/2020/QH14, Law No. 13/2022/QH15, Law No. 19/2023/QH15, Law No. 34/2024/QH15, Law No. 46/2024/QH15 and Law No. 85/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Code No. 93/2015/QH13 amended and supplemented by Law No. 55/2019/QH14, Law No. 34/2024/QH15and Law No. 85/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Enforcement of Detention and Pretrial Detention No. 94/2015/QH13;

Pursuant to the Law on Prevention, Combating and Handling Trafficking in Persons No. 53/2024/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Judicial Affairs for Juveniles No. 59/2024/QH15 amended and supplemented by Law No. 85/2025/QH15;

The Minister of Justice, the Minister of Public Security, the Minister of National Defense, the Minister of Financeand The Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy jointly promulgates this Joint Circular amending and supplementing certain Articles of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT/BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC dated June 29, 2018 on cooperation in implementing legal aid lassistance in litigationNo. activities.

Article 1. Amending and supplementing certain Articles of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTCdated June 2018 on cooperation June 29 1. Amending and supplementing certain Points and Clauses of Article 3 as follows: Implementing legal aid in litigation activities

“b) Application for legal aid, Information Sheet on the Right to Legal Aid, Explanation Sheet on the Free Legal Aid Rights of the accused, the person proposed for prosecution, the person detained under emergency circumstances, the defendant, the victim, the party involved, the witness, the prisoner (hereinafter referred to as the person being explained about legal aid), Notification of Legal Aid, Information on Legal Aid, Refusal Notice of Legal Aid Request and Case Tracking Record in Litigation Activities according to Model Nos. 01, 02, 03, 04, 04A and 05 issued together with this Joint Circular;”;

a) Amending and supplementing point b Clause 2 as follows:

“c) List and phone numbers of legal aid providers and organizations providing legal aid.”;

b) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 2 as follows:

“4. In case of receiving notification from the competent authority or the authority conducting litigation proceedings, the Center and Branch shall be responsible for assigning a legal aid provider within three working days from the date of receipt of the notification. If the case requires immediate handling, the Center and Branch shall immediately assign a legal aid provider for the person entitled to legal aid.

c) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

In case of receiving notification or information from the competent authority or the authority conducting litigation proceedings, the Center and Branch shall be responsible for checking the eligibility of the person entitled to legal aid, assigning a legal aid provider if they are eligible, and informing the competent authority or the authority conducting litigation proceedings if they are not eligible or have no request for legal aid.

If the person being explained about legal aid needs an interpreter, the Center and Branch shall request the litigation authority or the competent authority of the detention facility to provide an interpreter.”

Amending and supplementing certain Points and Clauses of Article 7 as follows:

2. “a) When taking the first statement from the accused, the person proposed for prosecution, the victim, the witness, the party involved, at the time of arrest, temporary detention, questioning of the suspect, or when the party directly submits a complaint to the court or at the time of notification of case acceptance, the authority conducting litigation proceedings shall be responsible for transferring the Information Sheet on the Right to Legal Aid according to Model No. 01 issued together with this Joint Circular for them to read. If they cannot read it themselves, the authority conducting litigation proceedings shall be responsible for reading and explaining it to them.

a) Amend and supplement point a and point b, Clause 1 as follows:

If they self-identify as being entitled to legal aid or the authority conducting litigation proceedings determines that they are entitled to legal aid, the authority conducting litigation proceedings shall be responsible for explaining their rights to legal aid as stipulated by the legal aid laws and litigation laws. This explanation shall be timely, comprehensive, and in simple language throughout the litigation process, except when they are already receiving legal aid;

b) The authority conducting litigation proceedings shall be responsible for reading, guiding the content, and filling in the Explanation Sheet on the Free Legal Aid Rights according to Model No. 02 issued together with this Joint Circular. The Explanation Sheet shall be kept in the case file.”

“2. Notification and Information on Legal Aid

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

The notification and provision of information on legal aid shall be carried out as follows:

In case the person being explained about legal aid is eligible for legal aid or identifies themselves as such, the authority conducting litigation proceedings shall provide a sample Application for Legal Aid for them to fill out. If they are unable to write the application themselves, the authority conducting litigation proceedings shall assist in filling in the information, then read it back to them and require them to sign or affix their fingerprint.

The authority conducting litigation proceedings shall be responsible for notifying immediately by telephone or other electronic means, and simultaneously by written notice and sending the Application for Legal Aid to the Center and Branch to implement the provisions of Clause 4 of Article 3 of this Joint Circular. The notification shall be made according to Model No. 03 issued together with this Joint Circular, recorded in the trial record, and kept in the case file.

The agency or person with authority to conduct litigation shall immediately notify by telephone or other electronic means, and simultaneously notify in writing and send the Legal Aid Request Form to the Center or Branch to implement the provisions of Clause 4, Article 3 of this Circular. The notification shall be made using Model No. 03 issued together with this Circular, recorded in the trial record, and kept in the case file.

In the case where the person being informed about legal aid recognizes themselves as a beneficiary of legal aid but has not yet requested legal aid, the competent authority or the person with jurisdiction to conduct proceedings shall be responsible for informing the Center and Branch thereof to implement the provisions stipulated in Clause 4, Article 3 of this Joint Circular. The information shall be provided using Form No. 04 issued together with this Joint Circular.

If they refuse legal aid (except in cases where a defense counsel is appointed according to the provisions of Article 76 of the Criminal Procedure Code), the competent authority or the person with jurisdiction to conduct proceedings shall prepare a Record of Refusal of Legal Aid using Form No. 04A issued together with this Joint Circular and retain it in the case file.

3. Amend and supplement Clause 4, Article 8 as follows:

“4. Post the Legal Aid Information Board, list, and phone numbers of individuals and organizations providing legal aid.”

4. Amend and supplement Point a, Clause 2, Article 10 as follows:

“a) Explain, announce, and provide information on legal aid as prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 7 of this Joint Circular to prisoners who are eligible for legal aid and are serving sentences at detention centers, who are accused persons, persons subject to prosecution initiation requests, witnesses, defendants, victims, or parties in other cases due to criminal acts, infringements, or involvement in previous cases before serving their sentences;”

5. Add Article 11a following Article 11 as follows:

Article 11a. Responsibilities for Reporting and Statistics

Annually, the Department of Finance, Public Security, People's Court, and People's Procuracy at provincial level shall submit reports on the implementation results of this Joint Circular to the Department of Justice; the Commandant of Military Region Commands and equivalent units, and the Commandant of the Hanoi Capital City Command shall submit reports on the implementation results of this Joint Circular to the Department of Justice (at the location of the Commandant's headquarters). Reporting shall be conducted twice a year: the first report from January 1 to October 31, including the implementation results of this Joint Circular and consolidated data using Form No. 05 issued together with this Joint Circular; the second report from January 1 to December 31, only reporting data using Form No. 05 issued together with this Joint Circular. The deadline for the Department of Justice to receive the first report is November 5; the deadline for the second report is January 10 of the following year.

The Department of Justice shall consolidate and report the implementation results of this Joint Circular to the Ministry of Justice using Forms No. 06A, 06B, and 06C issued together with this Joint Circular. The deadline for receiving the first report is November 20; the deadline for the second report is January 20 of the following year.

6. Amend and supplement Article 22 as follows:

Article 22. Responsibilities for Implementation

The Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Finance, Supreme People's Court, and Supreme People's Procuracy; the Department of Justice, Department of Finance, Public Security, People's Court, and People's Procuracy at provincial level; the Commandant of Military Region Commands and equivalent units, and the Commandant of the Hanoi Capital City Command shall be responsible for:

1. Promulgating, directing, supervising, and inspecting related units under their management to fully implement all contents prescribed in this Joint Circular.

2. Fulfilling tasks as prescribed in this Joint Circular.”

7. Amend Clause 4, Article 23 as follows:

“The Ministry of Justice (Department of Popularizing Law, Legal Education, and Legal Aid) shall prepare a budget estimate for implementing cooperative legal aid tasks as prescribed by laws on legal aid at the central level (contents stipulated in Points a, d, đ, and g of Clause 2 of this Article); the Department of Justice (National Legal Aid Center) shall prepare a budget estimate for implementing cooperative legal aid tasks at the local level (contents stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article) in accordance with current regulations on the decentralization of state budget.”

Article 2. Supplement, replace some phrases, models, and abolish detailed information in the system, phrases, terms, points, clauses, articles, models of dated June 2018 on cooperation

1.  Supplement the phrase “and other related agencies and organizations” after the phrase “the authorized person of the detention facility, prison” in the name of Chapter III.

2. Replace the phrase “or other means containing information about legal aid in audio format (MP3, WMA or WMV)” with the phrase “or other electronic means containing information about legal aid” in Clause 3, Article 3.

3. Replace the phrase “or USB containing information about legal aid in audio format (MP3, WMA or WMV)” with the phrase “USB or other electronic means containing information about legal aid” in Point b, Clause 2, Article 23. 

4. Remove the phrase “Head of Temporary Detention Center, Deputy Head of Temporary Detention Center and personnel performing custodial duties in Temporary Detention Center” in Clause 4, Article 2, remove the phrase “Legal Aid Information Box; Legal Law Leaflet” in Point a, Clause 2, Article 3 and Point b, Clause 2, Article 23.

5. Abolish Point c, Clause 1, Article 7.  

6. Abolish Chapter V.

7. Remove certain phrases, points, and clauses in Article 23 as follows:

a) Remove the phrase “for members of the Central Inter-sectoral Coordination Council, local level, and members of the Working Group for the Council” in Point d and Point đ, Clause 2, Article 23;

b) Abolish Point e, Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 23.

8. Abolish Article 24.

9. Supplement Model number 04A.

10. Replace Models number 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06A, 06B, 06C issued together with Circular Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC with Models number 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06A, 06B, 06C issued together with this Circular Joint Circular.

Article 3. Effectiveness

This Circular Joint Circular shall take effect from the date of signature./.

DEPUTY MINISTER
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY
DEPUTY MINISTER

 

(Signed)

  

Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung

DEPUTY MINISTER
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
DEPUTY MINISTER

 

(Signed)  

 

Nguyen Thanh Ngoc

DEPUTY MINISTER
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
DEPUTY MINISTER

 

(Signed) 

  

Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong

DEPUTY MINISTER
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPUTY MINISTER

 

(Signed) 

 

Do Thanh Trung

CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COURT
SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT
ASSISTANT PRESIDENT

 

(Signed)   

  

Nguyen Van Tien

 

DECISION OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL
SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT
ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR GENERAL

 

(Signed)  

  

Ho Duc Anh

Place of Receipt:

- Central Committee Secretariat;

- Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers;

- Ministries, agencies equivalent to ministries, and government agencies;

- Supreme People's Court;

- Supreme People's Procuracy;

- Provincial People's Councils, People's Committees;

- Central Party Office and its Departments;

- National Assembly's Office;

- President's Office;

- Central agencies of mass organizations;

- Department of Justice, Department of Finance, Public Security of provinces and cities;

- People's Court, People's Procuratorate of provinces and cities;

- Military Region Command; Capital City Command; Provincial Military Command;

- Units under the Ministry of Justice;

- Official Gazette;

- Government Portal, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Finance, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate;

- File: VT Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Finance, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Legal Aid and Popularization of Law Bureau - Ministry of Justice.

 

Model number 01. (Issued together with Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC)

________________________________________________________________________________

 

PROVINCE/CITY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (1)……
NATIONAL LEGAL AID CENTER
_____________

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

_______________________

 

INFORMATION SHEET ON THE RIGHT TO LEGAL AID1

(Provided to the person being informed about legal aid)

 

I. If you belong to one of the following groups eligible for free legal aid services (no payment required)(please circle before the category that applies to you):

1. Person who has rendered meritorious service to the revolution.

2. Person belonging to a poor household.

3. Child (under 16 years old).

4. Ethnic minority person residing in areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.

5. Person aged 16 to under 18 years old who is accused, subject to prosecution recommendation, held in urgent circumstances, charged, victim, witness, prisoner.

6. Accused person belonging to a near-poor household.

7. Victim, person undergoing identification as a victim of human trafficking and a person under 18 years old accompanying them as stipulated by the Anti-Human Trafficking Law.

8. Person belonging to a near-poor household or receiving monthly social assistance and falling under one of the following categories:

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b) Persons affected by Agent Orange.

c) Elderly persons (persons aged 60 years or older).

d) Persons with disabilities.

đ) Victims of domestic violence cases.

g) Persons infected with HIV.

II. The person receiving legal aid has the right: To request legal aid themselves or through close relatives (father, mother, wife, husband, child...) or through agencies, organizations, or individuals to request legal aid.

III. To receive legal aid (legal assistance), the person requesting legal aid must have the following organization implement legal aid for them2:

1. In criminal cases:

a) The State Legal Aid Center of the province/city (1) ...

Main office address: (2) ...

Phone: (3) ... Director: (4) ...

b) Branch of the State Legal Aid Center of the province/city (1)...3:

Branch: (5) ...

Main office address: (2) ...

Phone: (3) ... Branch Manager: (4)...

2. In civil or administrative cases:

a) The State Legal Aid Center of the province/city (1)...

Main office address: (2)...

Phone: (3) ... Director: (4)...

b) Branch of the State Legal Aid Center of the province/city (1)...3:

Branch: (5)...

Main office address: (2)...

Phone: (3) ... Branch Manager: (4)… 

c) Law firms, law offices, legal counseling centers that have signed contracts to provide legal aid published at: (6)…

d) Law firms, law offices, legal counseling centers that have registered to participate in providing legal aid published at: (6)…

Confirmation from the accused, the person against whom prosecution is requested, the person detained in urgent circumstances, the defendant, the victim, the party involved, the witness, the prisoner that they have been transferred the Legal Aid Rights Information Sheet to read or read and explained in the case they cannot read it themselves.

(7)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

PERSON INFORMED ABOUT LEGAL AID
(Signature, full name or thumbprint)

 

 

 

Note:

(1) Name of the province/city where the Center or Branch of the Center is located;

(2), (3), (4) Information about the Center or Branch of the Center: main office address (house number, alley, lane, group, street, village, commune/district/special zone, province/city); phone number at the main office; full name of the Center Director/Branch Manager;

(5) Full name of the Branch;

(6) Location where the list of organizations signing contracts to provide legal aid and organizations registering to participate in providing legal aid is published;

(7) In the case where the person informed about legal aid belongs to one of the categories mentioned in Item 1 of the Legal Aid Rights Information Sheet, for example: "I declare myself as a person who has contributed to the revolution."

 

 

__________________

1 The Legal Aid Rights Information Sheet is transferred by the agency or person with authority to conduct litigation, or the authority of the detention facility, prison to the person being informed about legal aid to read. If they cannot read it themselves, the agency or person with authority to conduct litigation is responsible for reading and explaining it to them. This Information Sheet is kept in the case file.

2The Center shall fill in all the information noted in the annotations from (1) to (6) in the Information Sheet on Legal Aid Rights so that the person entitled to legal aid can be aware and request legal aid.

3In cases where there are multiple Branches, they must list all Branches with complete information for the person entitled to legal aid to be aware and request legal aid.

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Form No. 02. (Annexed by Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC)

_______________________________________________________________________________

 

(1)………………….
(2)……………………………………

______________
Number: (3)…./BB-…..

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

________________________
 

 

 

RECORD

Explanation of the right to free legal aid

 

Today, at time (4)……., date…… month…… year…at (5)…

I am: (6)…, position: (7)……… representing: (2)…

Implementing the explanation of the right to free legal aid for Mr./Ms.: (8)…phone number: (9)…Residing at: (10)…

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Is (11)…in the case/matter (12):…with the following contents:

1. Question: Have you read or been informed of the content of the Information Sheet on Legal Aid Rights by a competent authority?

Answer: circle option (a) or (b):

a) Have read or been read and explained.

b) Have not read or not been read and explained.

If you have not read or not been explained, please read again the Information Sheet on Legal Aid Rights. If you cannot read it yourself, I will explain it to you.

2. Are you within the category eligible for legal aid?

Answer: circle option (a) or (b):

a) Yes (specify the category):…

b) Not within the category eligible for legal aid.

3. Do you request legal aid?

Answer: circle option (a) or (b):

a) Request.

b) No request yet.

4. Other comments:……………………………………………………………………………………

This record is made in two copies, the person being explained retains one copy, one copy is kept in the case file.

 

PERSON BEING EXPLAINED ABOUT
LEGAL AID

(Signature, full name or thumbprint)

AUTHORITY/PERSON WITH COMPETENT POWER
CONDUCTING PROCEEDINGS/SUPERVISING DETENTION FACILITY, TEMPORARY DETENTION FACILITY, HEAD OF SUB-FACILITY

(Signature, full name)

 

Note:

(1) Name of the main managing agency of the issuing agency;

(2) Name of the issuing agency;

(3) Number, code of the record;

(4) Clearly state the hour, minute; day, month, year of making the record;

(5) Place where the record is made;

(6), (7) Clearly state the full name and position of the person making the record;

(8) Clearly state the full name of the person being explained about legal aid;

(9) Clearly state the capacity of participation in proceedings as accused, person proposed for prosecution, person detained in urgent circumstances, person charged, victim or party;

(10) Clearly state the address of the person being explained about legal aid (house number, alley, lane, group, street, village, commune/district/special zone, province/city);

(11) Clearly state the person being explained about legal aid belongs to which of the following categories: accused, person proposed for prosecution, person detained in urgent circumstances, person charged, victim, party, witness, prisoner;

(12) Fill in fully and accurately the information of the case/matter, for example: Crime of producing illegal drugs;

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Form No. 03. (Annexed by Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC)

_______________________________________________________________________________

 

(1)………………….
(2)……………………………………

_______________
Number: (3)…./TB-…..

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

_______________________
..., date..., month..., year...

 

 

NOTICE ON LEGAL AID

 

To: (4)…

Based on (5)…,(2)…we notify and request (4)…to appoint someone to provide legal aid to (6)…:

Full name: (7)…

Date of birth: (8)…

Place of residence: (9)…

Identity card/code:…

Phone number:...

Gender:       ☐ Male               ☐ Female

Category eligible for legal aid: (10)…

Request legal aid at the stage:

☐ Handling accusations, reports of crimes, proposals for prosecution

☐ Investigation

☐ Prosecution

☐ Trial

☐ Until the matter is concluded

Related to the case/matter (11):…

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

Place of Receipt:
- As above;
- …………;
- File: VT, case file, matter,…….

AUTHORITY/PERSON WITH COMPETENT POWER
CONDUCTING PROCEEDINGS/SUPERVISING DETENTION FACILITY,
TEMPORARY DETENTION FACILITY, HEAD OF SUB-FACILITY

(Signature, full name)

 

 

Note:

(1) Name of the main managing agency of the issuing agency;

(2) Name of the issuing agency;

(3) Number, code of document;

(4) Fully write the name of the State Legal Aid Center or its Branch;

(5) In the case of designated defense, clearly specify the basis as the procedural record (number, date of establishment, establishing agency); in other cases in criminal, civil, administrative proceedings, clearly specify the basis as the Information Sheet on Legal Aid Rights and the Record of Explanation on Free Legal Aid Rights of the person being explained about legal aid according to Form No. 02 issued together with this Circular Joint Circular (number, date of establishment, establishing agency);

(6) Clearly specify as accused, person proposed for prosecution, person detained in urgent circumstances, person charged, victim, party, witness, prisoner. In cases where there are multiple persons being explained about legal aid listed in the attached list (including: full name; date/month/year of birth; place of residence; category eligible for legal aid; accused, person proposed for prosecution, person detained in urgent circumstances, person charged, victim, party, witness, prisoner);

(7), (8), (9) Clearly state the information of the person being explained about legal aid: full name; date/month/year of birth; place of residence clearly stating whether it is permanent or temporary residence (house number, alley, lane, group, street, village, commune/district/special zone, province/city);

(10) Clearly state the category eligible for legal aid in the Information Sheet on Legal Aid Rights, for example: person who has rendered meritorious service to the revolution;

(11) Fill in fully and accurately the information of the case/matter, for example: Crime of producing illegal drugs;

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Form No. 04. (Annexed by Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC)

________________________________________________________________________________

 

(1)………………….
(2)……………………………………

___________________
Number: (3)…./TT-…..

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

_______________________
..., date..., month..., year...

 

 

INFORMATION ON LEGAL AID

 

To: (4)…

Based on (5)…,(2)…information to (4)…check the information of the person entitled to legal aid for (6)…

Full name: (7)…

Phone number:...

Identity card/code:…

Gender:             ☐ Male                  ☐ Female

Place of residence: (8)…

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Is (9)…(10) in the case/matter:…

 

Place of Receipt:
- As above;
- …………;
- File: VT, case file, matter,…….

AUTHORITY/PERSON WITH COMPETENT POWER CONDUCTING PROCEEDINGS/SUPERVISING DETENTION FACILITY, TEMPORARY DETENTION FACILITY, HEAD OF SUB-FACILITY
(Signature, full name)

 

 

Note:

(1) Name of the main managing agency of the issuing agency;

(2) Name of the issuing agency;

(3) Number, code of document;

(4) Fully write the name of the State Legal Aid Center of the province/city or its Branch;

(5) Clearly specify the basis as the Information Sheet on Legal Aid Rights and the Record of Explanation on Free Legal Aid Rights (number, date of establishment, establishing agency);

(6) State clearly that the person is the accused, the person proposed for prosecution, the person detained in urgent circumstances, the defendant, the victim, the party involved, the witness, or the prisoner;

(7), (8) State clearly the information of the person who has been explained about legal aid: full name; place of residence stated clearly as either permanent or temporary residence (house number, alley, lane, group, street, village, commune/district/special administrative region, province/city);

(9) State clearly that the person is the accused, the person proposed for prosecution, the person detained in urgent circumstances, the defendant, the victim, the party involved, the witness, or the prisoner;

(10) Fill in fully and accurately the case information, such as: the crime of producing illegal drugs;

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Model No. 04A. (Annexed to Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC)

________________________________________________________________________________

 

(1)………………….
(2)……………………………………

________________
Number: (3)…./BBTC-…..

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

________________________
 

 

 

RECORD

Refusal of Legal Aid

 

Today, at time (4)…, on…of…the…year…at (5)…

I am: (6)…, position: (7)…, working unit: (2)…

Implementing the explanation regarding the right to free legal aid for Mr./Ms.: (8)…phone number:…Residing at: (10)…

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Is (9)…(11) in the case/matter:…

After being explained, Mr./Ms. (8)…still voluntarily refuses the right to legal aid.

This record is made in three copies, the person refusing legal aid keeps one copy, the person providing legal aid keeps one copy, and one copy is kept in the case file.

 

PERSON BEING EXPLAINED ABOUT
LEGAL AID

(Signature, full name or thumbprint)

AUTHORITY/PERSON WITH COMPETENT POWER
CONDUCTING PROCEEDINGS/SUPERVISING DETENTION FACILITY,
TEMPORARY DETENTION FACILITY, HEAD OF SUB-FACILITY

(Signature, full name)

 

 

Note:

(1) Name of the main managing agency of the issuing agency;

(2) Name of the issuing agency;

(3) Number, code of the record;

(4) Clearly state the hour, minute; day, month, year of making the record;

(5) Place where the record is made;

(6), (7) Clearly state the full name and position of the person making the record;

(8) Clearly state the full name of the person being explained about legal aid;

(9) State clearly that the person is the accused, the person proposed for prosecution, the person detained in urgent circumstances, the defendant, the victim, the party involved, the witness, or the prisoner;

(10) State clearly the address of the person who has been explained about legal aid (house number, alley, lane, group, street, village, commune/district/special administrative region, province/city);

(11) Fill in fully and accurately the information of the case/matter, for example: Crime of producing illegal drugs;

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Model No. 05. (Annexed to Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

…………………….(1)
………………………………..(2)

 ___________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECORD BOOK

LEGAL AID CASES IN
PROCEEDINGS

Field:…(3)

Year:…(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial number

Acceptance of the case
(Number, date/month/year)

The accused, the person proposed for prosecution, the person detained in urgent circumstances, the defendant, the victim, the party involved, the witness, or the prisoner
(Full name, age, address)

Belongs to the category of persons entitled to legal aid1

Does not request legal aid (5)

Receives legal aid

Belongs to the designated defense case (6)

Requests legal aid (7)

1

2

3

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

Reporting on the implementation results is conducted twice a year: the first from January 1 to October 31, including the implementation results of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC and the aggregated data according to Model No. 05; the second from January 1 to December 31, only reporting the data according to Model No. 05.

(1) Name of the supervising agency of the agency maintaining the record book;

(2) Name of the agency maintaining the record book;

(3) Field: specify criminal or civil, administrative;

(4) State clearly the year of record maintenance;

(5), (6), (7) Mark an X in column 4, column 5, or column 6.

 

 

_____________________________

1Agencies shall enter the record book of legal aid cases in proceedings after receiving the decision to assign personnel to provide legal aid or information from the National Legal Aid Center, Branches of the National Legal Aid Center.

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Model No. 06A. (Annexed to Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC)

________________________________________________________________________________

PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF PROVINCE…(1)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

______________
Number:….(2)/BC-STP

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

_______________________
……., day….. month…. year……

 

 

REPORT1

Implementation Results of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC on the territory of the province/city…(1)

 

Year:…(3)

 

I. ACHIEVEMENTS

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

II. DIFFICULTIES AND OBSTACLES AND CAUSES

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

III. RECOMMENDATIONS, PETITIONS

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

IV. DIRECTION

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

 

Place of Receipt:
- Ministry of Justice;
- Provincial Legal Aid Council;
- …………………………………..;
- To be filed: VT,…

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIRECTOR
(Signature, full name, stamp)

 

Note:

(1) Province/city name;

(2) Document number;

(3) Time according to year.

 

 

_____________________________

1The Department of Justice shall report the first time including the content of the implementation results of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC and the data taken from January 1 to October 31 each year.

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Model No. 06B. (Annexed to Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC)

________________________________________________________________________________

PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF PROVINCE…(1)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

_______________

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

________________________

 

ANNEX TO REPORT DATA FOR THE YEAR1 ………(2)

(Annexed to Report No... /BC-STP day... month... year... of...)

 

I. RESULTS OF LEGAL AID CASES IN PROCEEDINGS

Serial number

Legal aid provider

Total number of cases (3)

Fields of legal aid

Cases under designated defense (4)

Criminal

Civil

Administrative

Protection of rights and legitimate interests

Defense

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

Legal aid officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawyer contracted with the Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawyer of an organization participating in legal aid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of cases (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

1The Department of Justice shall report the first time including the content of the implementation results of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC and the data taken from January 1 to October 31 each year.

 

 

II. RESULTS OF PERSONS RECEIVING LEGAL AID AND PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR LEGAL AID IN PROCEEDINGS1

Classified by agency, organization transferring

Total number of accused, proposed for prosecution, defendants, victims, parties involved in cases and matters handled and received by agencies

Total number of persons receiving legal aid (6)

Classified by category of persons eligible for legal aid

Persons receiving legal aid under designated defense (7)

 

Person with meritorious service to the revolution

Person in a poor household

Ethnic minority person residing in areas with extremely difficult economic and social conditions

Person both in a poor household and an ethnic minority

Children

Person aged 16 to under 18 years old who is accused, proposed for prosecution, detained in urgent circumstances, defendant, victim, witness, or prisoner

Defendant in a near-poor household

Victim, person currently being identified as a victim of human trafficking and person under 18 years old accompanying according to the Law on Prevention and Combating Human Trafficking

Person with financial difficulties

 

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Persons affected by Agent Orange

Elderly persons

Persons with disabilities

Victims of domestic violence cases

Persons infected with HIV

 

(thousand dong/year)

Among those eligible for legal aid

 

A(8)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

 

I

Person receiving legal aid, person eligible for legal aid from coordinating agencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

of Public Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

Investigative agencies, temporary detention centers, detention facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Agencies assigned to carry out certain investigative activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

Prisons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

People's Court

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

the Minister of Public Security,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Agencies assigned to carry out certain investigative activities(excluding agencies listed in Item 1.2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II

Person receiving legal aid from other sources

(Those who come on their own initiative or are referred by other agencies, organizations, or individuals) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (I+II) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Place of Receipt:
- Ministry of Justice;
- Provincial Legal Aid Council;
- ……………;
- To be filed: VT,...

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIRECTOR
(Signature, full name, stamp)

 

 

Note:

(1) Name of the province/city directly under the Central Government;

(2) Time according to year;

(3) Total number of legal aid cases = column 4 + column 5 + column 6 + column 7;

(4) The legal aid case under appointed defense may overlap with one of the legal aid cases from column 4 to column 7;

(5) Total number of cases (from column 3 to column 8) = item 1 + item 2 + item 3;

(6) Total number of individuals receiving legal aid (column 3) = total of columns from column 4 to column 17;

(7) Object in column 18 may overlap with objects from column 4 to column 17;

(8) Column A: ;

Item I = item 1 + item 2 + item 3 + item 4;

Item 1 = item 1.1 + item 1.2 + item 1.3;

Total = total number of individuals receiving legal aid through participation in proceedings as stipulated in the statistics regulations of the Ministry of Justice;

 

 

_____________________________

1Method for calculating the number of individuals receiving legal aid and those eligible for legal aid as stipulated in the statistics regulations of the Ministry of Justice;

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Form No. 06C. (Annexed by Circular Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC);

________________________________________________________________________________

PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE OF PROVINCE…(1)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
________________
Number:….(2)/BC-STP

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

_______________________
……., day….. month…. year……

 

 

STATISTICAL REPORT YEAR1…………..(3) (OFFICIAL);

 

I. RESULTS OF LEGAL AID CASES IN PROCEEDINGS

Serial number

Legal aid provider

Total number of cases (3)

Fields of legal aid

Cases under designated defense (4)

Criminal

Civil

Administrative

Protection of rights and legitimate interests

Defense

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

Legal aid officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawyer contracted with the Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawyer of an organization participating in legal aid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of cases (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________

1The Department of Justice shall submit the second report with data from January 1 to December 31 of each year;

 

 

II. RESULTS OF PERSONS RECEIVING LEGAL AID AND PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR LEGAL AID IN PROCEEDINGS1

Classified by agency, organization transferring

Total number of accused, proposed for prosecution, defendants, victims, parties involved in cases and matters handled and received by agencies

Total number of persons receiving legal aid (6)

Classified by category of persons eligible for legal aid

Persons receiving legal aid under designated defense (7)

 

Person with meritorious service to the revolution

Person in a poor household

Ethnic minority person residing in areas with extremely difficult economic and social conditions

Person both in a poor household and an ethnic minority

Children

Person aged 16 to under 18 years old who is accused, proposed for prosecution, detained in urgent circumstances, defendant, victim, witness, or prisoner

Defendant in a near-poor household

Victim, person currently being identified as a victim of human trafficking and person under 18 years old accompanying according to the Law on Prevention and Combating Human Trafficking

Person with financial difficulties

 

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Persons affected by Agent Orange

Elderly persons

Persons with disabilities

Victims of domestic violence cases

Persons infected with HIV

 

(thousand dong/year)

Among those eligible for legal aid

 

A(8)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

 

I

Person receiving legal aid, person eligible for legal aid from coordinating agencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

of Public Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

Investigative agencies, temporary detention centers, detention facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Agencies assigned to carry out certain investigative activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

Prisons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

People's Court

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

the Minister of Public Security,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Agencies assigned to carry out certain investigative activities(excluding agencies listed in Item 1.2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II

Person receiving legal aid from other sources

(Those who come on their own initiative or are referred by other agencies, organizations, or individuals) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (I+II)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Place of Receipt:
- Ministry of Justice;
- Provincial Legal Aid Council;
- ……………;
- To be filed: VT,...

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIRECTOR
(Signature, full name, stamp)

 

 

Note:

(1) Name of the province/city directly under the Central Government;

(2) Time according to year;

(3) Total number of legal aid cases = column 4 + column 5 + column 6 + column 7;

(4) The legal aid case under appointed defense may overlap with one of the legal aid cases from column 4 to column 7;

(5) Total number of cases (from column 3 to column 8) = item 1 + item 2 + item 3;

(6) Total number of individuals receiving legal aid (column 3) = total of columns from column 4 to column 17;

(7) Object in column 18 may overlap with objects from column 4 to column 17;

(8) Column A: ;

Item I = item 1 + item 2 + item 3 + item 4;

Item 1 = item 1.1 + item 1.2 + item 1.3;

Total = total number of individuals receiving legal aid through participation in proceedings as stipulated in the statistics regulations of the Ministry of Justice.

_____________________________

1Method for calculating the number of individuals receiving legal aid and those eligible for legal aid as stipulated in the statistics regulations of the Ministry of Justice;

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Joint Circular No. 29/2025/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC amending and supplementing certain provisions of Joint Circular No. 10/2018/TTLT-BTP-BCA-BQP-BTC-TANDTC-VKSNDTC dated June 29, 2018 on coordination in implementing legal aid in litigation activities.
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