Leadership of governments collective efforts to reduce family violence and sexual violence [pdf, 453 KB]
...that the group needed to be enduring to provide an independent assessment of government’s progress towards the shared goals of reducing family violence and sexual violence. 31 The experts were keen to explore establishing the group as a separate entity to provide the necessary standing, an independent voice (reporting to Parliament and the public) and an enduring form. They also advised that Māori should be involved in developing advice on the form of the group. The experts sugg...