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30 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION | STATEMENT OF INTENTOutcome area 4: Human rights mainstreamingOutputs Performance measure Forecast 2012–13 Standard 2013–14Deliver the New Zealand DiversityAction Programme (NZDAP), supportingorganisations and individuals toundertake action to promote humanrights and harmonious relationsby providing information, support,acknowledgement, publicity and sharingof good practice, through:a) Maintaining, developing andconnecting a network ofparticipating organisationsQuantityNetwork of 250 participatingorganisations maintained256 organisationsparticipated in the NZDAPQuantity measure metb) Holding Diversity Forum QuantityAnnual Diversity Forum heldQualityForum attendees and NZDAPparticipants indicate theprogramme was of valueto them in recognising andcelebrating diversity andpromoting human rights, asassessed by an evaluation ofthe forum and a survey ofNZDAP participantsAnnual Diversity Forumheld87.2% of respondentsrated the forum as ofvalue or great value tothemOn a 5−point scale,75% of evaluation andsurvey feedback fromrespondents scored 4 or5, indicating the NZDAPhas been of value or greatvalue to themQuantity measure metOn a 5−point scale,at least 75% ofevaluation and surveyrespondents indicatethe Forum / NZDAPhas met scores of 4 or5 – of value or greatvalue to them
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION | STATEMENT OF INTENT31Output: Monitoring andreportingDescription: This output contributes to incorporatinginternational human rights standards in New Zealand law,policy and practice, which is essential to protecting humanrights and reducing barriers to equality.We provide advice and guidance on options forimprovement, advocate for action when progress isslow, and intervene in situations that could involve aserious infringement of human rights. We also provideinformation, advice and guidance to civil society to supportits contribution to monitoring and developing human rightsstandards. Outputs include providing analysis of humanrights issues to government and civil society, providinglegal advice and information on human rights enquiries,and engaging with government, business and communityleaders on human rights issues and standards.This output is determined by the functions, set out in ourAct, to advocate for human rights, inquire into possibleinfringements of human rights, publish guidelines andvoluntary codes, monitor and report on compliancewith international human rights standards, make publicstatements on human rights and race relations, anddevelop a national plan of action for human rights. Theservices provided include the provision of:1 advice and guidance to the Government2 information and analysis to international human rightstreaty bodies3 analysis, information and guidance to civil society.Performance determination: Footnotes provideinformation on how the scale of outputs has beendetermined and how measures and standards have beenset.Cost: the total allocation to this output area for 2013–14 is$3,488,195.Link with Human Rights Commission outcomes: thisoutput contributes primarily towards the Commission’soutcomes: 1) work and education; 3) violence and abuse;and 4) human rights mainstreaming.Outcome area 1: Work and educationOutputs 14 Performance measure Forecast 2012–13 Standard 2013–14Provide advice to the StateServices Commission,the Ministry of Healthand the Ministry ofEducation on reducingstructural discrimination inemployment in the Statesector workplace, includingpay and employmentequity, and the collectionof data on the employmentof people with disabilitiesin the health and educationsectorsQuantityAt least 5 instances of advice andguidance provided, as recorded inimpact registerQualityValued by government in meetingits responsibility to reducestructural discrimination in theworkplace and collect dataon the employment of peoplewith disabilities as assessed byfeedback recorded in the impactregisterNew measureQuantity measure metThe impact register records atleast 3 instances of feedback fromstakeholders that the Commission’sadvice has been valuable (throughcitation or acknowledgement)14 The scale of the products and services in this output area have been determined by available capacity and known responsive requirements. The standards for each outputhave been determined based on historical trends. They have also been adjusted to reflect some project re-prioritisation. Inevitably, given the contestable nature of thecontent and as evidenced through results to date, there will always be a percentage (0-40%) of stakeholders who will not indicate that a product or service has been ofvalue, or of great value to them irrespective of its quality. This is particularly evident where surveys are used as an evaluation methodology as the outputs often focus onlong-term change that is not evident when the surveys are undertaken. Consequently, standards for surveys of these outputs set a range of 60-80% of stakeholders orparticipants rating the output of value or great value with the final figure determined by the length of time the programme has been established and previous year’s results.No comparable data was available domestically or internationally.
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