This process should be transparent, visible and consultative. The founding legislation may, for example, require the Government to present recommendations in parliament for debate along with its proposed response to a report or other document. Individual departments or ministries may be obliged to respond in writing, setting out what they are doing in response to the recommendations and explaining why a particular recommendation is not being followed. Governments should be aware that ignoring an institution’s recommendations may lead the general public and, where appropriate, international treaty bodies to question their willingness to promote human rights nationally.