released report consists of 8 volumes and contains 227 recommendations, directed at improving the foundations of the current system. Future response Royal Commission found a strong foundation for future response, which included Family Violence Protection Act Seriousness with which Victoria Police now regards family violence Victorian Family Violence Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework Development of Risk Assessment and Management Panels to proactively monitor perpetrators Dedicated specialist family violence services across the state Development of the Indigenous Family Violence 10 Year Plan Significant research and legislative and policy reform relevant to sexual assault Identified gaps The Commission found a number of limitations in the current system which included: All parts of the domestic violence system were overwhelmed, including police, support services and the courts. Not all of the family violence forms were recognised by the emergency services. Victoria Police and Department of Human Services are not taking into consideration circumstances of the victims in the diverse community A lack of resources for children or young people who were exposed to or suffered from family violence The lack of training to recognise family violence by workers in health services, schools and other similar systems. Inadequate efforts to hold perpetrators to account for their actions. Inadequate methods for sharing information between agencies. Little effort to prevent the occurrence of family violence. Little effort to help victims recover from family violence. The Victorian Government does not have a management plan to respond to the phenomena or to prevent it in the first place. Victoria Police In response to the recommendations of the Victoria Police Violence Against Women Review, in August 2004, Victoria Police developed a Code of Practice which has since suffered a number of revisions in accordance with modified legislation, new procedures or change of the policing environment. Currently, Victoria Police has compulsory action for any reported family violence incident and must act in all circumstances. Victoria Police regards family violence as extremely serious and has a pro-charge code of practice. The organisation sees the nature of violence in family relationships as particularly insidious because it is an abuse of trust. There is often a continuing threat to the victim's safety or to their life, or the lives of their children and sometimes to extended family members. Police may receive reports of family violence direct from the affected family member or members of their family, including children, or from a friend, neighbour,