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In-Cduntry Governance Systemsso. The Project Design Document envisaged a Management Group based within the Pacific PoliceService, and a National Domestic Violence Prevention Committee or equivalent in each participatingPacific Island Country, involving key in-country stakeholders working on the prevention of domesticu~olence. Although the governance mechanisms envisioned have not yet been established across allfive participating countries, there has been some progress in each.31. Tonga has an effective National Domestic Violence Advisory Committee, and steps are underway inKribati to establish such a committee as part of the national response to the study on Sexual andGender Based Violence and Child Abuse. In Cook Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu there are either multiagencycommittees which meet regularly to discuss issues at a case management level, or informalp~lice/NGO/government agency meetings to discuss domestic violence issues. These provideapportunities for sharing information on how Police and other agencies are addressing specific casesand discussion on domestic violence issues, and are building working relationships and confidencebetween the agencies; they could form the nucleus of a Domestic Violence Advisory Committee. Ineach country, domestic violence reports are discussed at regular meetings of Unit supervisors orPolice Management; some also have a sub-committee which focuses specifically on domesticviolence.3 tnsome countries there is a degree of resistance to the establishment of "yet more committees"gutentially involving the same small pool of people who are on a number of other committees andgroups. This concern could be overcome by linking with existing mechanisms such as Sector SteeringCommittees, national Sexual and Gender Based Violence Committees, SafeNet, National CrimeCommittee, or national committees developing relevant legislation. Police and other keystakeholders working in the Domestic Violence field could become a sub-committee of the widergroup.Sustainability:33. The PPDVP has assisted Pacific Police to take significant steps forward in their attitudes towardsdomestic violence. It has built a solid foundation within each of the five participating countries, butthis is still fragile. The processes in most countries are now sufficiently developed to allow animproved domestic violence response to continue, and there is a high level of commitment frommany police staff, but it will require clear commitment 'top down' for the focus on domestic violenceto continue. It seems unlikely that the gains made to date can be sustained long-term at the currentlevel, or move forward, without some level of support for a further period to consolidate andinstitutionalise the changes in attitudes and procedures.34. The Police Menagement of each of the participating countries committed to establish and staff adomestic violence unit or equivalent; each has made a substantial commitment of staff to this unit.New procedures and systems for responding to domestic violence have been instigated in all fivepolice services; these will require updating over time. Monitoring adherence to the new proceduresis currently done by the DVU coordinator, with the PPDVP mentor also monitoring this during visits.Police management may need to take a greater role in monitoring performance of staff againstdomestic violence procedures.3s. The training curriculum developed by the PPDVP in consultation with Pacific Police, has been takenup in all five countries as part of all recruit training and is used for training of DVU and other policestaff. Relationships between police and other stakeholders have been strengthened and formal orinformal processes are now in place for working together on domestic violence issues. Inter-agencyand/or national level committee meetings provide an opportunity for on-going monitoring of policeresponses to domestic violence, and also of the national response.PPDVP ~ valzon ReportPage vi
ncreasing national and regional awareness of domestic violence issues, and the PCIP's endorsementafthe PPDVP, will help maintain the impetus for in-country police services to continue to supportand develop the changes made under the PPDVP.Efficiency including value for money37. The PPDVP has delivered the majority of programme outputs on time and in a cost-effective manner.Budget costs seem appropriate to the Objectives and to the Annual Business Plans, and the PPDVPhas delivered the services and tasks it has been funded to provide. Resourcing and resourceallocation have been adequate to meet the design and business plans of the PPDVP, and there havebeen no apparent areas of duplication or unnecessary expenditure. Personnel and managementcosts of the PPDVP appear to compare favourably with costs for regional programmes managed andimplemented by Management Services Contractors. The investment per country has been relativelytow in terms of the outcomes achieved from a very low base. The regional component of theyr~sgramme has not created financial or other resource costs which detracted from undertakingagreed work plan. The PPOVP Regional and Participating Countries Funds, agreed between MFAT &NZ Police and attached to the July 2007 Letter of Variation to the MOU, have supported theprogramme's objectives.38. The PPDVP is considered, by a number of different stakeholders, to have been efficiently managedand delivered. The Programme Implementation Unit has a small core staff, and experiencedoperational NZ Police officers fill the periodic mentoring roles. Recipient country police services andather stakeholders consider the periodic-mentor is an effective model for learning and for buildingcapacity. This approach is less costly than deploying in-country advisors. Situating the PPDVP unitwithin the International Service Group of NZ Police has worked well for NZ Police and the PPDVPteam. NZ Police provide salaries for the mentors, and meet the 'soft' costs of having the PPDVP unitwithin the Police HQ. The Business Services Manager at NZ Police HQ maintains a financial brief toensure costs are as anticipated, and that invoices to the NZ Aid Programme are timely & accurateand paid on time.39. Programme implementation commenced without an M&E framework. The PPDVP and NZ Policehave had appropriate processes in place to monitor outputs and tasks, particularly in the in-countrywork programmes, but were not familiar with the type of results and outcomes reporting requiredby the aid programme. PPDVP and New Zealand Aid Programme worked closely together toimprove this aspect of monitoring and the annual reports, and to develop the M&E frameworkwhich was finally put into place in 2010/11.Conclusions - Evaluation Obiective Two:40. While there are a number of other bilateral and regional policing and law &justice programmes inthe Pacific, the PPDVP fills a specific niche not covered by these programmes. Evidence from theevaluation shows strong desire and support for the programme to continue, in order to consolidategains made to date and to make further progress. The gains made to date are still fragile and likelyto gradually diminish if not given further support. Based on the evidence available to the evaluation,it is recommended that further assistance be provided; and that the programme goal be retained,with revised objectives and outputs,Summary of recommendations:The evaluation recommends that:further assistance be providedthe programme goal be retained, with revised objectives and outputs (a high-level design isincluded in the report below)PPDVP Evaluation ReportPage vii
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