Appendix A: Recommendations Recommendation 1 a. Agree on a cross party family violence strategic accord that will be adhered to by all political parties and implemented by successive governments. b. Issue a long-term, coherent policy statement and strategy for reducing family violence, including milestones that will be achieved, so that progress can be transparently c. Report back within 12 months on progress made to address violence and abuse against women and girls with data disaggregated by race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and age. d. Ensure that women with disabilities, Māori, and ethnic minorities are consulted in the formation of any domestic violence work programme. e. Ensure domestic violence services align with kaupapa Māori and that Māori are included in developing the family violence prevention service design. Recommendation 2 a. Ensure all domestic violence related services are inclusive and accessible, and that they are developed in consultation with disabled women. b. Amend domestic violence legislation to include, within the definition of domestic violence, violence occurring between a person and their nonfamily caregiver or paid support worker. Recommendation 3 a. Raise the legal minimum age of marriage to 18 years without any exceptions. b. Introduce legal measures to prohibit forced marriages. c. Consult with ethnic NGOs and resource them to establish an ethnic violence prevention strategy for New Zealand. Recommendation 4 a. Incorporate the principle of equal pay for equal value in legislation. b. Require State sector organisations, particularly State-Owned Enterprises and Mixed Ownership Model Companies, to publish annual gender and ethnic pay gaps and their plans to eliminate these gaps. 16