The significant budget reductions imposed on the Commission in previous decades must have had a lasting effect on its ability to conduct timely and comprehensive investigations, especially when combined with an increasing caseload. Despite recent budget increases, its current expenditure remains 15 per cent lower than it was in 2005 in real terms. The Chief Executive was reticent about giving us a full picture of the resource constraints 46 facing the organisation. She did however suggest that it was currently understaffed, leading to case review managers having large caseloads. (Conclusion, Paragraph 70)