Constitution-making bodies (CMBs) may produce many reports, including annual reports, financial reports, or the findings of working committees. This page focuses on Explanatory Reports – reports produced by a CMB to accompany the proposed draft constitution. Explanatory Reports are designed to explain the process employed to arrive at the draft and the reasons for recommendations on various constitutional issues. Explanatory Reports often explain how the draft/proposed constitution responds to the views of the public expressed during the process and explains why some views have been accepted and others not. Explanatory Reports are either written by the constitution-making body or else by the Secretariat and then endorsed by the CMB.