Variable: Practice: the supreme audit agency releases frequent reports

QoG Code: (aii_q09)


Dataset: Africa Integrity Indicators

Description:

Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 9. In practice, the supreme audit agency releases frequent reports that are accessible to citizens.

A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) the agency on average publishes 10 reports or more per year, and
2) the reports are published less than one month after issued, and
3) they are accessible online or on paper within two weeks of request at photocopying cost.

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) the agency publishes between three and nine reports per year,
2) the reports are published more than one month after issued, or
3) they are available on paper but it takes more than two weeks after requested to obtain them or costs are higher than photocopying.

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) the audit institution publishes one or less reports per year, or
2) the reports are not available to citizens.

Type of variable: Continuous

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Last updated by source: 2023-07-04


Categories:

Quality of Government


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