Two years on from the Royal Commission into Family Violence

Abstract

"On 29 March 2016, the royal commission released its report, detailing a system that failed to keep victim survivors safe. Across programs, laws and policies, the 227 recommendations were directed at improving the current system, while also<br/ >transforming the way that we respond to family violence going forward.<br/ ><br/ >In response, the Premier committed to implementing every single recommendation. Ending Family Violence: Victoria's Plan for Change (the 10 Year Plan) (Nov 2016) sets out the long term<br/ >vision of a Victoria free from family violence.<br/ ><br/ >Over the past 12 months, work has been underway across government and key sector representatives and victim survivors to progress the ambitious reforms.<br/ ><br/ >The release of the Family Violence Rolling Action<br/ >Plan 2017-2020 (the Rolling Action Plan) (May 2017) outlines initiatives to be achieved over the short to medium term.<br/ ><br/ >The information in this document sets out some of our key achievements over the past 12 months, captured under each of the four domains of the Outcomes Framework."