40 ✔✔ Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations – in the periodic reporting procedure, some treaty bodies identify a limited number of recommendations (usually one to four) for immediate follow-up and request the State party to take action on them and to present a report to the committee on the action taken within one year. To assist them with this procedure, most treaty bodies appoint a rapporteur on followup to concluding observations. While each treaty body has its own methods, typically the rapporteur, with the assistance of the secretariat, compiles the responses from States parties regarding implementation of the recommendations as well as relevant information from other sources (such as NGOs) in a written report on follow-up, which is then presented to the treaty body. On the basis of this report, the treaty body decides whether the follow-up action has been sufficient and whether any further information or action from the State party is required. ✔✔ Rapporteur on follow-up to views – when a treaty body finds a violation under its individual communications procedure, it requires the State party to respond within six months of the publication of the views by detailing the remedies provided to the victim. The rapporteur on follow-up to views, with the assistance of the secretariat, reviews this response along with any further information on the matter from the authors of the communications and presents a written assessment to the treaty body of whether its findings have been complied with. On the basis of this report, the treaty body decides whether the follow-up action has been sufficient and whether any further information or action from the State party is required. ✔✔ Rapporteur for a general comment – if a treaty body decides to draft a new general comment or recommendation, it appoints a rapporteur to develop a first draft of the text and marshal it through the various stages of development by the committee. The precise stages vary across the treaty bodies. Typically, a draft is considered at two readings. Most committees also elicit comments from various stakeholders, including States parties, civil society and academia. The rapporteur ensures that their comments and the views expressed by the treaty body’s members are reflected in the evolving draft. ✔✔ Designated member to carry out a confidential inquiry – if a treaty body is mandated to undertake confidential inquiries, members will be designated to conduct the inquiry and to report urgently to the committee. The designated members gather information, seek the views of the State party