Supervising local people's procuratorates at all levels and specialised procuratorates within the military and railway systems.
Formulating interpretations, policies and guidelines as well as deploying prosecution tasks.
Acting as public prosecutor in criminal cases.
Reviewing cases investigated by the public security agencies, and deciding whether a suspect should be arrested, and whether a case should be prosecuted.
Lodging protests (抗诉) with the Supreme People's Court (SPC) concerning judgments and verdicts issued by local people's courts that it considers erroneous.