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Improving the justice response to victims of sexual violence : operational improvements: stocktake and review 2020/21. Executive summary This report was written by Sue Allison and Tania Boyer,. Prepared by GravitasOPG for Ministry of Justice

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wellington, New Zealand : Ministry of Justice, 2022Description: electronic document (13 pages) ; PDF fileSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: As at June 2021, of the nine operational improvements outlined in Section 2.1, progress has been made on six. Five have been fully implemented with the remaining one (quality competency framework and training for communication assistance) being well underway. The Ministry of Justice decided not to progress the development of an operational policy, while the then Minister of Justice and former Parliamentary Under- Secretary to the Minster of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues) decided not to proceed with the accreditation of legal aid defence counsel. Training programmes for court staff and defence counsel have been developed and implemented as alternatives. The increased use of alternative modes of evidence is awaiting the passing of the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill. (From the document). Record #7828
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As at June 2021, of the nine operational improvements outlined in Section 2.1, progress has been made on
six. Five have been fully implemented with the remaining one (quality competency framework and training
for communication assistance) being well underway. The Ministry of Justice decided not to progress the
development of an operational policy, while the then Minister of Justice and former Parliamentary Under-
Secretary to the Minster of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues) decided not to proceed with the
accreditation of legal aid defence counsel. Training programmes for court staff and defence counsel have
been developed and implemented as alternatives. The increased use of alternative modes of evidence is
awaiting the passing of the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill. (From the document). Record #7828

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