Accountability scorecards assess public institutions against measures set out in the scorecard. Each scorecard names the measures, records what was found, and states where the institution falls short of the measure or meets it.
Scorecards differ from reports and briefs in form. A report carries a full study. A brief summarises a question. A scorecard applies a fixed set of measures to one institution or one function. Measures appear on the scorecard so the reader can see what was assessed and how the assessment was reached.
Whether records are kept, how they are kept and whether the public can reach them.
Whether decisions are documented, reasoned and published where required.
Whether a public body answers questions addressed to it and in what time.
Whether a public body corrects a decision once the need for correction is established.
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