A/74/44 7. As for the time allocated to each review, the Committee has aligned its procedures with the practice of other committees and allocated six hours to constructive dialogue with States parties, divided into two sessions of three hours each, with an interval of approximately 24 hours to allow for preparation and consultation with the capital. In addition, the Committee allocates one session of three hours to the private briefing with stakeholders (national human rights institution, national preventive mechanisms and civil society organizations) one day before the review. 8. This allocation of time makes it possible to cover the most relevant topics under our Convention. Halving this time, to three hours, would seriously impede the Committee’s ability to cover all necessary topics during the dialogue. 9. Lastly, the Committee believes that consolidated reports would run the risk of more superficial treatment of the specific areas covered by the specialized treaties, in particular the sensitive topics of relevance to the Committee. For this reason, the Committee would prefer to maintain separate reports for the individual committees. Sessional chambers 10. The Committee is one of the smallest committees, and has so far not been operating in chambers. However, the Committee is not opposed to doing so, if need be, and acknowledges that there are many ways to increase its capacity for State party reviews and decisions on individual communications under the current Committee structure. Currently, the Committee has an intersessional working group for individual communications, mandated to make recommendations to the Committee on cases recommended for discontinuance or decisions of inadmissibility. Such working groups have the potential to further increase the decision capacity of the Committee. Lists of issues prior to reporting 11. The Committee is in favour of holding focused dialogue with States parties, avoiding unnecessary duplication between committees and addressing in each case the most important topics of the Convention. While a specific limitation of the questions may be too rigid (a word limit already applies), the Committee will subject the lists of issues prior to reporting to closer scrutiny in order to focus the dialogue with each State party on the priority topics. Treatment by several committees of overlapping topics may be justified by, inter alia, the argument that it rarely leads to duplication because committees approach the same topic from different angles. Simplified reporting procedure 12. The Committee developed this procedure and considers that it can be beneficial for both the Committee and the State party. The Committee uses it for both initial and periodic reports and intends to continue doing so. Considering States Parties reports in the regions 13. The Committee takes a very positive view of the idea of moving some or all dialogues with States parties from Geneva to regional hubs. It acknowledges, however, that many problems arise from such models, and that solutions need to be found. If United Nations regional offices were used, some of the infrastructural problems would be solved. 14. The advantages of regional reviews may include lower travel costs for States parties, better participation and engagement of local stakeholders, and more awareness of the treaty body review itself among the media and the general population. 15. Regional reviews could be undertaken by the Committee as a whole, by one chamber or by two country rapporteurs only, accompanied by the relevant staff members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In the case of 18