Victims InformationFamily violence and sexual violence work programme
Justice Minister Amy Adams and Social Development Minister Anne Tolley have launched a new work programme to make sure government agencies respond better to family and sexual violence.
The work programme will:
- focus on reducing the long-term harm of family and sexual violence
- gain a better understanding of the current gaps and duplication in services, and look at what initiatives are delivering results, so that better investment decisions can be made
- determine how services are linked together across government, and look at appointing lead agencies to focus on particular areas of work
- make sure services are focussed on clients' needs
- make sure the two work streams led by Justice and Social Development are part of a cohesive whole.
Cabinet papers and attachments
Read the Cabient Paper [PDF, 391 KB]
Progress on initiatives [PDF, 137 KB]
Portfolio analysis [PDF, 3.8 MB]
Proposed work programme [PDF, 18 KB]
Cross-government work programme [PDF, 93 KB]
Related work and papers
Family Violence Death Review Committee's Fifth Annual Report (external link) (external link) (Health Quality & Safety Commission website)
New Zealand Police's Family Violence Change Programme (external link) (New Zealand Police website)
The Justice Response to Victims of Sexual Violence: Criminal trials and alternative processes (external link) (Law Commission website)
Ministry of Justice's review of New Zealand's family violence laws (external link) (Ministry of Justice website)
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