Governance and Accountability

Analysis coming soon

Nations’ scores for governance and accountability measures range from 7 to 94 out of 100 – the widest spread of any pillar. 

• While Australia received the highest score for Governance and Accountability, only Albania has signed all eight protective international legal instruments.
• Just six countries have comprehensive, up-to-date National Action Plans to end violence against children and adolescents both online and offline: Albania, Australia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, and Thailand. 

No country is fully meeting the standard. Closing the scoring gap will require stronger national commitments and more consistent implementation informed by population-level data and the lived experiences of children and survivors.

The Governance and accountability pillar does not work in isolation. It provides the foundations on which every other theme stands:

• Prevention: Does the National Action Plan include prevention strategies? Are activities clearly defined and budgeted, and are roles and responsibilities for implementation clearly assigned? 
• Healing: Are healing services funded through dedicated budget lines? Does the National Action Plan include targets for medical care and mental health access?
• Justice: Has the country ratified the conventions that underpin its criminal justice obligations? Does the online safety plan connect to laws against online grooming and child sexual violence material?