Community Engagement Report for developing a National Action Plan Against Racism Recommendations for implementation • ensure the actions included in the Plan are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. These drivers should not prevent the Government from taking bold, long-term action. Rather they should support the Government to think practically about how to achieve sustainable system change over the medium to long term • require public sector agencies in their annual reporting to Parliament to identify: The Commission has also included recommendations for how the Plan can be implemented to ensure it is successful. Resource and co-ordinate anti-racism work We recognise there are few public sector bodies that are actively engaged in anti-racism work. Consequently, for the Plan to be successful it needs to be appropriately resourced. We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • • provide more resource to Tangata Whenua and community organisations already engaged in anti-racism work. Funding should also be targeted at cross-sectoral ways of working to prevent initiatives or projects being done in silos support the co-ordination of these organisations into a network to enable a more collective focus on anti-racism. The management and governance of this network should take a Tiriti-based approach. Establish a monitoring and accountability mechanism We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • consider how the Plan will be implemented, monitored and reviewed from the beginning of its development, as well as what remedial action will be taken, if needed • ensure the Plan is developed, implemented, monitored and reviewed with Tangata Whenua partners in a Tiriti-based process New Zealand Human Rights Commission • o what they have done to address racism and act consistently with te Tiriti within their agencies and their sector o how many complaints of racism they have received and how they have been addressed o whether they have been subject to a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry and how they have responded to any inquiry recommendations o progress on any action in the Plan for which they are responsible. establish an independent accountability mechanism, which is critical for the Plan’s success. This could be done by the Commission or a newly established body, governed according to a Tiriti-based structure. This body would be responsible for reporting to Tangata Whenua, Parliament, and to the relevant UN human rights committees on the progress of the Plan. 21