The decision to formally establish the leading group was announced in November 2009 by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

[1] The group gained special prominence since 2013 under the leadership of Wang Qishan as a result of the wide-reaching anti-corruption campaign following the 18th Party Congress.

Several prominent cases, such as that of Hubei Vice-Governor Guo Youming, Inner Mongolia politician Wang Suyi, Guangzhou CCP Committee Secretary Wan Qingliang, and a whole host of officials from Shanxi province, were initiated by the central inspection teams.

[citation needed] The Leading Group and its General Office is tasked with dispatching "inspection teams" (xunshizu, 巡视组) to CCP bodies, provinces, central government organs such as ministries, and state-owned enterprises.

[2] The daily affairs of the Leading Group is handled by its General Office, which is located at the CCDI.