Operating without a full quota of commissioners and delays to their recruitment are serious and urgent issues for the CCRC. However, Karen Kneller’s evidence did not appear to reflect this, demonstrated by her response that recruitment is not up to the Commission. While the Ministry of Justice is ultimately responsible, it is up to the Commission to lobby, exert pressure and push for the process to be speeded up. Given the importance of commissioners to the organisation, the leadership could have been lobbying the Ministry of Justice much harder to resolve the fee issue and speed up recruitment—far more than just “regular contact” is required. (Conclusion, Paragraph 76)