and stereotyping when reporting and advertising on child related issues. The sections in this Part have been drafted in a manner that will enable the legislative drafter to cut and past the provisions in the Bill with minimum change. 5.7 Part VI Access to Data and Information, Public Awareness Monitoring and Evaluation It’s imperative to understand that successful and efficient monitoring of child marriage and providing awareness of it and its consequences depends on having efficient access to information and data on child related issues. Access to information and data is dependent on the creation and maintenance of public records which can be easily accessed, data retrieved and disseminated efficiently while protecting critical data, such as personal data to ensure the privacy of the child. Further, having successful awareness programmes will depend on the nature of mechanisms put in place to support the awareness campaigns. The provisions also ensure that the Government carries out effective public awareness campaigns. This Part, therefore, provides for detailed measures and interventions to enable effective access to information and data on child marriage, children already in marriage, victims of child marriages and children in need of care and protection. The measures, if included in a law on eradicating child marriage, will underpin effective monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the measures and interventions and therefore the efficacy of the law. The sections in this Part have been drafted in a manner that will enable the legislative drafter to cut and past the provisions in the Bill with minimum change. 5.8 Part VII- General Provisions, Offences and Enforcement This Part provides for enforcement and compliance provisions for the successful implementation of a law on eradicating child marriage. Page 15 of 78

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