SADC Polic y for Strategy Development, Planning, M onitoring and Evaluation 4.3 Monitoring 22. The Secretariat shall undertake monitoring on a continuous basis to provide regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual performances or on compliance with commitments. Monitoring will be used to provide an early indication of the likelihood that expected results will be attained. It provides an opportunity to validate the logical approach underlying operational plans and to make necessary changes thereof. 23.  The monitoring function of the Secretariat will encompass the monitoring of operational plans, which are executed by the Secretariat, as well as the monitoring of implementation of protocols and other regional policy instruments, which are under the responsibility of Member States. The monitoring tasks with regard to protocols and other policy implementation instruments will be performed in coordination with Member States. 4.3.1 Monitoring of operational plans 24. The Secretariat shall establish the necessary measures to institutionalize monitoring and integrate it as an integral part of the management of the affairs of the Secretariat. The measures shall include the following: i)  reparation of quarterly performance reports on the execution of P Annual Sector Operational Plans for review at the appropriate management level of the Secretariat; ii) P  reparation of six-monthly performance reports on the execution of the Annual Consolidated Operational Plan for review by Council and relevant advisory bodies, iii) P  reparation of an annual performance report on the execution of the Annual Consolidated Operational Plan for review by Council and relevant advisory bodies; 25. The Secretariat shall establish the necessary systems and procedures to ensure that: 15