Ministry of Justice and Regional Authorities Strengthen Their Commitment to Combating Gender-Based Violence

A three-year Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Permanent Observatory on the Effectiveness of Legislation on Gender-Based and Domestic Violence and the Conference of Presidents of the Legislative Assemblies of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces. The agreement aims to strengthen efforts to prevent and combat gender-based and domestic violence through closer cooperation between national and regional institutions.
The agreement forms part of a broader range of initiatives aimed at improving the effectiveness of existing legislative instruments by promoting a system of monitoring, analysis and coordination. This will make it possible to identify any issues arising in the implementation of the legislation and encourage increasingly effective measures to protect victims.
One of the key objectives of the Memorandum is to assess the impact and effective implementation of the legislation currently in force on gender-based and domestic violence, with a view to evaluating its effectiveness and identifying potential areas for improvement.
Particular attention will be devoted to reviewing regional legislation in this field, as well as collecting and analysing data and information on the prevalence of the phenomenon across different territories.
This work will make it possible to examine in greater depth the prevention and protection measures adopted at local level and assess the degree of coordination between local institutions and judicial authorities.
The agreement also provides for the promotion and dissemination of existing best practices and regional protocols, together with the organisation of information and training initiatives aimed at local support networks and legal professionals.
In addition, the parties undertake to promote the dissemination of relevant studies and research, with the aim of fostering a greater understanding of the phenomenon and developing increasingly effective intervention tools.
Implementation of the planned initiatives will be entrusted to a Joint Technical Committee, established for a three-year term and subject to automatic renewal unless otherwise agreed. Its task will be to ensure ongoing coordination between national and regional authorities.
The Committee will meet every six months, without prejudice to the possibility of convening additional meetings whenever deemed necessary.
Its key responsibilities will also include periodically reviewing the progress of implementation of the Memorandum, in order to monitor the results achieved and promote the continuous improvement of measures to prevent and combat gender-based and domestic violence.
This agreement represents an important step towards strengthening institutional cooperation in an area that requires coordinated, continuous and multidisciplinary action.
Indeed, data sharing, the monitoring of the effectiveness of legislative provisions, professional training and the dissemination of good practices are essential tools for making the prevention and protection system more effective and ensuring that institutional responses increasingly meet the needs of victims of violence.
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