The action plan should also remain responsive to changes in the environment and should be updated, as necessary.

The Monitoring Team believes that it can provide a flexible and responsive mechanism to facilitate the submission of new information to update the List and encourage greater interaction between the Committee and Member States.

The Rapporteur has assessed the responses received particularly as to whether all of the items designated by the Committee for follow up (normally between three and five issues) have been addressed, whether the information provided is responsive, and whether further information is required.