# Action accountability

URL: /systems/trust-and-governance/controls/action-accountability · Id: `control:action-accountability`

> Every Action records who acted, for whom and under which Mandate, so each result traces to an accountable Role.

Every [Action](/business/nouns/action) records who acted, for whom and under which [Mandate](/business/nouns/mandate), so each result traces to an accountable [Role](/business/nouns/role).

## Satisfies
| Criterion | Text |
| --- | --- |
| [SOC2 CC1.5](/systems/trust-and-governance/criteria/soc2/cc1-5) | The entity holds individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities in pursuit of objectives. |

## Implemented by
- [Staffing](/workflows/processes/staffing)
- [Security](/workflows/processes/security)
- [Audit log](/systems/trust-and-governance/audit-log)

## Test
| Step | Rule |
| --- | --- |
| Kind | Preventive: it stops the failure before it happens. |
| Select | Every Action in the report period. |
| Assert | Each records a `by`, a `for` and a Mandate or Role seat that resolves to an accountable Role. |

## Owner
[People Lead](/agents/people/people-lead), [People Team](/agents/people).

## Example
A bookkeeping service's [Agent](/business/nouns/agent) sends a reminder email for its founder under a delegated-sending Mandate. The Action records the Agent as `by`, the founder as `for`, and the Mandate, so the reply traces back to the [Founder](/agents/founding/founder) Role.