(2) The Ministry shall set up disaggregated data collection, child surveillance systems and national child rights observatories in line with the objectives of the ACRWC and the CRC and shall – (a) collect data on the – (i) (ii) incidence and prevalence of child marriage; number and status of children already in marriage, including the l child’s education, access to resources, health care, sexual and reproductive services, information and entertainment and the socio-economic status of the family; (iii) causes of death of girls aged between 12 and 18 years of age, including death from AIDS and genderbased violence; (b) maintain an up-to-date record of information on the nature and magnitude of child marriage ;and (c) 35. keep track of emerging child marriage concerns. Access to information and data on children’s issues (1) The Ministry shall establish information and data systems and ensure efficient access by children, parents, other members of a child’s family and the public to data and information on child marriage, children’s rights and freedoms, gender equity and equality, gender-based violence, socio-economic programmes and opportunities for the empowerment of children and other matters concerning the child. (2) Subject to the law on privacy of a person and personal information, a person, regardless of their marital status or gender, shall have access to the data and information system, established in accordance with subsection (1), including gender sensitive HIV and AIDS-related information and data, health Page 65 of 78

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