Costing implementation of the Legality Assurance System in Liberia: a teamfrom theIDLgroup conducted a 
detailed needs assessment of all stakeholders involved in implementing the VPA in Liberia in 2010-2011, in 
order to develop a detailed model to estimate investment and running costs of the VPA. The study analysed 
current capacity, capacity required to fulfil core regulatory functions, and capacity needed to fulfil additional 
functions required for VPA implementation across a wide range of government ministries and agencies, the 
private sector and civil society. This analysis was used by the Government of Liberia and development partners 
to estimate the level of funding required to implement the VPA.