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programmes. The design should also include an effective Monitoring and Reporting Framework forthe programme, and an evaluation plan.148. The PPDVP has been a tripartite initiative of the New Zealand Aid Programme, New Zealand Policeand the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police and implemented under a Memorandum of Understandingbetween NZ Police and the New Zealand Aid Programme. It is recommended that the future periodof support be integrated with other NZ Aid-funded and NZ Police-implemented programmes intoone MOW or Partnership Agreement between the NZ Aid Programme and NZ Police. Such anagreement should include specific reference to the PPDVP.149. The PPDVP governance structure included a Management Team (comprising NZ Police, New ZealandAid Programme and the PlCP through their Secretariat), and a Regional Advisory Committee withrepresentation from a wider group of stakeholders. The PPDVP has also been on the agenda fordiscussion at High Level Meetings between MFAT-NZ Police. It is recommended that the designprocess looks at what regional-level governance and over-sight mechanisms are appropriate for thefuture, particularly if the future programme and other programmes are covered in a single MOU orPartnership Agreement between NZ Police/NZ Aid Programme.Duru tion:150. The current PPDVP began in 2005, but in practice the implementation of the programme began in2006. The evaluator recommends a further 4-year phase of the PPDVP (2012-2016) bringing thetotal implementation period to 10 years which is considered to be a realistic minimum-period for aneffective capacity development programme.Focus:151. It is recommended that the programme focuses on capacity development of NZ Police's counterpartPolice Services, which includes their capacity for working with other agencies and undertaking publicoutreach activities. Neither the PPDVP nor in-country police services should take the lead role innon-policing areas, but should work collaboratively and supportively with other providers who havethe mandate and skills to take the lead in these non-policing areas (such as counselling, training forjudiciary and legal officers, policy and legislative development). These other providers may needsupport to undertake their lead roles successfully, and the evaluation recommends that donors andother development partners consider whether and how these other providers might be supported1'.152. While domestic violence is an important area in its own right, and there are many areas still to beadequately addressed, there is pressure from some quarters for the programme to widen its focusl1 "AusAID will support partner countries to Increase women's access to justlce by:k supporting governments to review, Implement and monitor laws and policies that address vlolence againstwomen, including through formal, customary and community- based justlce systems9 supporting civil society organisations that assist women to access justice, lncludlng by increasing women'sknowledge of thelr rights and of the legal systemP supporting improved pollce practlces in responding to violence against women, in partnership with the AustralianFederal Police. For example, the Papua New Gulnea - Australla Law and Justice Partnership Is working tostrengthen the courts so that they are better able to assist vlctlms of vlolence.P The program is supporting the Magisterial Sewices to implement natlonal guidelines on family and sexualviolence, including Practice Dlrectlons that help victims of violence understand the steps and processes In courtproceedingsThls type of support alms to improve the ability of the justice system to respond to cases of violence againstwomen and, consequently, increase public confidence in the abllity of these systems to appropriately respond toand prevent vlolence agalnst women."Australian Government: AusAlD and Office for Development Effectiveness. Stop Violence: Respondlng to vlolence againstwomen in Melanesia and East Tlmor. 2009. p viiiPPDVP Evaluation Report Page 25
to family violence and other forms of SGBV. Specialised skills and training, and additional supportmechanisms, are required to adequately respond to and address these wider issues but it is evidentthat in many countries DVU staff are being asked to investigate these complaints, in the absence ofalternative expertise. This evaluation was not in a position to make a decision on whether theprogramme should expand its focus to wider family violence and SGBV issues, but recommends thatthis be considered during the detailed design stage.153. The programme design document (POD) for the PPDVP stated that "Ownership of the programme byPacific Police services and other relevant stakeholders is considered critical to the success andsustainability of the programme." While reports and feedback indicate this sense of Pacificownership has been largely achieved, most countries have not yet developed the in-countrygovernance mechanisms envisaged in the PDD. It is recommended that during the next phase ofsupport, attention be given to the establishment of appropriate in-country mechanisms such asPolice Management (sub-)Committees to oversee the work on domestic violence, and externaladvisory committees (or equivalents).Scope and scale:154. Currently the PPDVP has three tiers of engagement: participating countries, linked countries, othercountries in the Pacific region. The original intent was for the second tier countries to be linked toparticipating countries, for logistical and other reasons this was found to be unsatisfactory and thecountries were then linked directly to the PPDVP. The evaluation recommends only two levels ofengagement for the future: the five participating countries (Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga andVanuatu); other Pacific Islands Countries.15s. It is recommended that Police Services in other Pacific Islands Countries continue to be invited toparticipate in a range of training, networking, and information sharing activities. It is suggested thatthe key means of support for these 'other countries' be providing resources for training on domesticviolence and resources (eg templates and models) to assist them to set in place appropriateprocedures and processes, with only limited direct support offered. It is strongly suggested thatregional workshops and training be open to 'participating' and 'othef countries to enable cross-Pacific sharing of information and experience, and that the PPDVP website be continued as a meansof sharing information and providing access to resources.Resourcing:156. It is recommended that the programme continue to be located within the NZ Police InternationalServices Group, with NZ Police continuing to provide the types of support supplied to the currentprogramme.157. Adequate staff (whether full- or part-time) will be required to resource the objectives and deliver.the outputs for the further phase of the programme. It is recommended that the precise roles,functions, person specifications, and number of persons required be identified during thedevelopment of the detailed design for the programme. The following functions should beconsidered in the design process: programme management, monitoring and reporting, regionalcoordination and information sharing, in-country mentoring and/or advisory support, technical andadvisory support for fully utilising CMIS, and the administration and management of TAF & SGF.15s. It is recommended that the total funding from the NZ Aid Programme over the four-year period bein the vicinity of NZ $3 million. This recommendation takes into account the levels of fundingprovided in previous years, and that the level of annual funding should diminish by the fourth yearas part of an exit strategy for the programme. The annual funding levels should be identified in the--PPDVP Evaluation Report Page 26
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