1. The legally designated person responsible for secrets refers to
1. The person responsible for secrets refers to the person clearly stipulated by law as the person responsible for confidentiality, that is, the person in charge of the agency or unit.
2. Legal basis: "Interim Provisions on the Management of Classification of State Secrets" Article 14: The person in charge of the agency or unit is responsible for the classification of the agency or unit. The person is responsible for the classification work. According to work needs, the person in charge of an agency or unit may designate other persons in charge of the agency, the unit, the person in charge of the internal organization, or other staff as the person responsible for classification, and clarify the corresponding authority for classification. The persons responsible for classification designated by agencies and units should be familiar with confidential business work and meet the basic conditions for working in confidential positions.
2. What is confidentiality rights and confidentiality authorization
The right to determine confidentiality refers to the power of agencies and units to determine whether a certain matter is a state secret and what level of confidentiality it belongs to, as well as to change and release state secret matters. that power. There are two types of confidentiality rights: statutory confidentiality rights and granted confidentiality rights. Statutory confidentiality rights refer to the power directly enjoyed by the confidentiality law to determine, change and release state secrets. The granted classification power refers to the power to determine, change and release state secrets obtained through authorization channels. According to the Secrecy Law and its implementing regulations, agencies and units that do not have the right to classify secrets or have no corresponding authority to classify secrets can apply for classification authorization from relevant central state agencies, provincial agencies, and agencies at the districted city and autonomous prefecture level. At the same time, agencies with statutory classification rights can also proactively make classification authorizations based on work needs. Distinguishing statutory classification rights and granted classification rights is very important for agencies and units to clarify their own authority and do a good job in classification work. Agencies that enjoy classification rights according to law shall conscientiously carry out classification work in accordance with the requirements of confidentiality laws and regulations, and may make classification authorizations based on work needs or applications from relevant agencies and units. Agencies and units that do not have statutory classification rights but need classification for actual work, or that have classification rights but actually require classification authority that exceeds the existing authority, should apply for classification authorization in accordance with confidentiality regulations so that they can be classified in a timely manner. openExhibit secret work.
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