A/HRC/24/42 employed selection procedure that necessarily guarantees good outcomes or one that cannot be foiled; (b) Underlines that consultative methods of selection, while reflecting the very idea of inclusive transitional justice measures, should not be set up in ways that overemphasize criteria of representativeness at the expense of competence; (c) Calls for a clearer articulation of the relevant selection criteria of commissioners, which must include professionalism, integrity and expertise, in addition to reputation, as fundamental criteria. Whether direct appointment or consultative procedures are employed to select commissioners, a careful balance between expediency and representativeness must be ensured, with competence as the guiding principle; (d) Recommends the development of international guidelines on incompatibilities, conflicts of interest and ethical standards for truth commissioners. 104. On staffing, budgeting and management, the Special Rapporteur emphasizes that: (a) Given the increased complexity of the functions of truth commissions, which has led to an expansion of their staff sizes and composition, their budgets, and their internal operations, the proper setting up of a commission predictably takes time. As preparatory periods of two to three months have proven insufficient, this period should be extended to about six months; (b) The international community should assist truth commissions financially in expeditious and reliable ways and not overburden commissions with slow-paced, documentation-heavy, rule-laden procedures affecting the disbursement of funds. At the same time, truth commissions are required to make use of the funding in a responsible and transparent manner; (c) Donor States and agencies should systematize and make available relevant experiences concerning staffing, budgeting and procurement procedures; (d) Those responsible for the design and operation of truth commissions should take measures that facilitate the harmonious and efficient operation of commissions and that prevent the emergence of internal fractures. Adopting efficient means of vetting commissioners for professionalism, integrity and expertise; avoiding appointments on the basis of criteria that will likely reproduce existing social cleavages; adopting promptly provisions that define the public role of commissioners and their relationship with different stakeholders; and making the posts of commissioners full-time, paid positions are some of the measures that help mitigate internal tensions. 105. On recommendations and follow-up, the Special Rapporteur urges: (a) States to meet their responsibility of implementing a truth commission’s recommendations, most adequately through a robust network of implementing entities; (b) Truth commissions, especially if their functions retain the present breadth, to increase their own competencies in budget generation and planning and articulate recommendations aligned with sectoral reform projects and development plans, to increase the likelihood that their recommendations will be seriously considered and implemented by State agencies; (c) Civil society (unhindered and enabled by governments) to assume its vigilant and involved role, and the international community its cooperative and yet 28