. Strategies should be developed to deal with marginalised groups most vulnerable to domestic violence that do not benefit from the Act's protection such as children, persons with disabilities, pensioners, foreign nationals etc. . The National Youth Development Agency, the Commission for Gender Equality and the South African Human Rights Commission should report annually to Parliament on progress with respect to addressing domestic violence as per their given mandates. . A mechanism should be devised within Parliament to ensure that the implementation of the DVA was overseen by all committees concerned namely the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities, the Select Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities, the Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, the Portfolio Committee on Health, the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlement and the Select Committee on Social Services. . All relevant departments must report to the respective portfolio committees on an annual basis in terms of progress with respect to the DVA, as per the template in Appendix A. A scorecard related to the implementation of the DVA should be devised for monitoring and evaluation purposes. . The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities must hold the Inter-departmental committee to account and include the National Treasury to reinforce the importance of adequately funding programmes that address domestic violence. . It was imperative that Parliament insists on reports from the Department of Police on its compliance with the DVA and the Firearms Control Act as it relates to domestic violence. . Parliament must request reports on the implementation of measures to ensure that all firearms are returned when staff go off duty because of the escalating domestic violence incidents resulting in family murders committed by officers (e.g. police, South African National Defence Force soldiers and private security guards) with access to legal firearms. . Parliament should oversee that the various government departments should raise awareness around the existence of the Act and its importance to be disseminated to all sectors of society in order to effectively use and implement the DVA. . In order for Members of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities and the Select Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities to conduct effective oversight with respect to the implementation of the DVA, members require training on the implications of the DVA. . The lack of an overarching policy framework to address domestic violence severely impedes the effectiveness of services rendered to victims of domestic violence. As such, establishing a framework for the DVA will ensure service norms and standards, training and monitoring requirements, reporting channels and the role of volunteers. The Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities will be best suited to lead such a process for developing an overarching policy framework.