Final Evaluation Report

Appendix 2: Consultation method and survey questions

KPMG met with the Second Action Plan Implementation Executive Group (ImpEG) in November 2015 to review methodologies for the Evaluation of the Second Action Plan and confirm key stakeholders in the Australian Government and state and territory representatives in governments and non-government organisations.
KPMG undertook a range of consultations with government and non-government stakeholders between January and March 2016, to inform the evaluation. This included stakeholders with responsibility for policy, program development and funding of services and initiatives, as well as those with responsibility for the delivery of interventions and services. A full list of stakeholders appears in Appendix 3.
KPMG also undertook a number of workshop forums with non-government service providers and community stakeholders. These workshops were facilitated between November 2015 and February 2016. The participant list for these workshops was determined in collaboration with the Department of Social Services to ensure that there was a diverse representation of perspectives in consultations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, and women from culturally and linguistically diverse background.
The approach used in each workshop forum was a staged process of explanation, discussion and consolidation, focused on the key priorities and outcomes in the Second Action Plan. During each forum we aimed to capture the content of the discussion and provide a high level overview of the key themes in discussion at the end of the day.
KPMG designed and delivered a national online survey to a range of non-government and community based providers involved in responding to violence against women and their children. This includes national and state based non-government service providers, peak bodies, local governments and Aboriginal community controlled organisations across Australia. The survey included a number of primary evaluation questions, aimed at assessing the high level success of the National Plan and progress toward the five priorities of the Second Action Plan. The survey also included practical secondary evaluation questions aimed assessing the delivery of key actions identified for implementation under the Second Action Plan for reducing violence against women and their children. The national online survey was undertaken in November to December 2015. A copy of the questions is provided below in Table A.2 on the following page. It should be noted that in the actual survey, the questions were not numbered. The survey applied a skip logic such that if a survey respondent answers ‘no’ to question 16, then they will directly proceed to question 19 (skipping questions 17-18). If a survey respondent answers ‘yes’ to question 16, then they will proceed to question 17.
Table A.2: Survey Questions

#	Question
	Please indicate in which State/Territory your organisation operates? ACT / NSW / NT / QLD / SA / TAS / VIC / WA
	Please indicate your organisation type: Non-Government provider / Statutory authority / Peak body / Australian Government / State Government / Local Government / Aboriginal community organisation
	What services does your organisation deliver? (Please tick all that apply) Counselling / Support / Legal Services / Family Violence Services / Perpetrator Behaviour Change Programs / Other services targeted at perpetrators of domestic violence / Other services targeted at victims of domestic violence / Homelessness Services / Out of Home Care Services / Telephone Helpline Services / Mental Health Services / Advocacy / Drug and Alcohol Services / Refuge / Other, Please specify
	Who are your primary clients? (Please tick all that apply) Victims of family and domestic violence / Perpetrators of family and domestic violence / Children affected by family and domestic violence / Young people affected by family and domestic violence / N/A
	Do you provide services to any of the following groups? (Please tick all that apply) Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people / Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people / Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people / People with disability / Elderly people / Children and young people / Other, Please specify
	From your organisation’s point of view, how effective have actions been in driving whole of community action to prevent violence? Supporting communities to prevent, respond to and speak out against violence Improving media engagement on violence against women and their children Promoting gender equality across a range of spheres, including women’s economic independence and leadership Supporting young people through The Line campaign and by addressing issues relating to the sexualisation of children Strengthening the design and delivery of respectful relationship programs Incorporating Respectful Relationships education into the national curriculum Enhancing online safety for children and young people
	How could our approach to driving whole of community action to prevent violence be improved through the Third Action Plan?
	From your organisation’s point of view, how effective have actions been to understand the diverse experiences of violence? Improving access to information and resources, and providing avenues for advocacy and leadership to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children Improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders through building community safety Gaining a better understanding of ‘what works’ in improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community safety Working with CALD communities to reduce violence and to support women and their children Delivering awareness-raising training and prevention activities that are tailored to meet the needs of women with a disability
	How could our understanding of the diverse experiences of violence be improved through the Third Action Plan?
	From your organisation’s point of view, how much progress has been made in supporting innovative services and integrated systems? Continuing to build a first stop support for women and their children experiencing violence Developing national standards for telephone and online counselling services Strengthening systems and service integration to ensure that specialist responses to violence against women and their children are supported and effective Using collaborative models Using information sharing protocols and risk assessment tools Strengthening service delivery models and systems integration in remote and cross-border contexts, to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children experiencing violence Supporting children who have experienced, witnessed or been exposed to violence Improving information sharing across court processes Implementing a national scheme for family and domestic violence protection orders Continuously improving systems by reviewing domestic and family violence-related deaths and child deaths Continuing to strengthen pro-active policing, highlighting and building on good practice
	How could supporting innovative services and integrated systems be improved through the Third Action Plan?
	From your organisation’s point of view, how much progress has been made in improving perpetrator interventions? Improving the evidence base on perpetrator interventions, with a focus on reducing recidivism and a better understanding of high-risk groups Finalising and setting national outcome standards for best practice perpetrator interventions Building capacity to implement national outcome standards for perpetrator interventions Improving the quality and quantity of perpetrator interventions
	How could perpetrator interventions be improved through the Third Action Plan?
	From your organisation’s point of view, how much progress has been made in continuing to build the evidence base? Expanding the quality and quantity of national research on violence against women and their children through the implementation of the National Research Agenda Measuring the prevalence of violence against women and their children Measuring community attitudes towards violence through national surveys Building the National Data Collection and Reporting Framework
	How could we continue to build on the evidence base through the Third Action Plan?
	Does your organisation collaborate within and across different sectors involved in responding to victims and perpetrators of domestic and family violence? Yes / No
	How frequently does your organisation collaborate with the following sector(s)? Police / Legal Services / Courts / Child Protection / Community Services / Housing and Homelessness / Sexual Assault Services / Domestic and Family Violence Services / Education / Mental Health / Drug and Alcohol / Health / Youth / Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander / Disability / CALD services / LGBTI services / Other, Please specify
	Please describe how you collaborate across these different sectors.
	To what extent do you think that the Second Action Plan has contributed to the progress against the six National Outcomes? Communities are safe and free from violence Relationships are respectful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are strengthened Services meet the needs of women and their children experiencing violence Justice responses are effective Perpetrators stop their violence and are held to account
	From your organisation’s point of view, are there still gaps or challenges that have not yet been addressed in the First and Second Action Plans?
	From your organisation’s point of view, what should be the main priority areas for the Third Action Plan?

Source: KPMG 2016