Throughout the interview, the interviewer should assess the interviewee’s credibility and reliability. The interviewer should be cautious about concluding that someone is not reliable or the account not credible on the basis of inconsistencies or because the person was not assertive. In some cases the lack of consistency or assertiveness could be the result of trauma. The informed consent of interviewees to use or share the information provided must be obtained during the interview (see subsect. 6, below). Interviewers need to explain the commission’s/mission’s confidentiality policy and ask the interviewees whether they consent to specific ways in which the information they have provided can be used or shared. For example, whether the information about the incident can be included in a public report without the interviewee’s identity or if the information could be shared with other United Nations entities or with the International Criminal Court. Interviewees have to be fully aware of the possible implications of their decisions and the potential risks. With regard to children or persons with intellectual disabilities, the consent of parents or legal guardians must be obtained. Once the interview is over, the interviewer is required to promptly record the notes of the interview in the commission’s/mission’s database. The task of the interviewer is to convert the information provided by the interviewee into a logical presentation about what happened, where, how, and who was involved. The narrative should be as faithful as possible to the account given by the interviewee and have the greatest level of detail to allow anyone not familiar with the incident, such as the commission’s/mission’s analyst, to easily understand and use the information. The report should also indicate any protection concerns of the interviewee and the extent of the person’s consent to use or share the information. (b) Field missions Field missions have to be carefully planned to ensure that they yield maximum results while making efficient use of resources. Mission plans will address the following: Where? There may be several places within each country where investigations will be conducted and these should be clearly identified. What sites will be visited? A security risk assessment has to be conducted for each location to ascertain the potential risks to investigators, potential sources and the safety of the information gathered, and take measures to mitigate such risks. 52 COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY AND FACT-FINDING MISSIONS ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW