Recommendation 22

Karen Kneller told us that the “validity of the work of the CCRC or any decision taken is not impacted by commissioner numbers”. We question this assertion. Operating without a full quota of commissioners, in other words ‘short-staffed’, must place pressure on those in position, thereby increasing organisational risk. This is further evidence that the CCRC leadership does not appear to us to be treating this issue with the seriousness it warrants. (Conclusion, Paragraph 77)