• A total of 23 Legislative Instruments (LIs) were considered in 2011 as against 20 LIs in 2010. Four Constitutional Instruments were also considered • A total of 178 reports from the Committees of the House, and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) were also laid and considered compared to 124 reports in 2010. 2.10.2 Budgetary resource allocation Actual amount released to Parliament increased from GHC62,806,544.00 in 2010 to GHC64,380,000.00 in 2011. Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) The government in January 2010 constituted the CRC to undertake a consultative review of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. More specifically, the Constitution Review Commission of Inquiry Instrument, 2010 (C.I. 64) tasked the CRC to: • Ascertain from the people of Ghana, their views on the operations of the 1992 Fourth Republican Constitution and, in particular, the strengths and weaknesses of the Constitution • Articulate the concerns of the people of Ghana on amendments that may be required for a comprehensive review of the 1992 Constitution; and • Make recommendations to the government for consideration and provide a draft Bill for possible amendments to the 1992 Constitution After extensive multi-stakeholder consultations with Ghanaians both within and outside the country, and receiving over 75,000 submissions, the final report was completed and submitted to the Cabinet in December 2011. 2.11 Judiciary 2.11.1 Personnel to dispense justice The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in collaboration with the Judicial Service continued to pursue its mandate to improve the capacity of the legal system. In this regard, 205 new lawyers were called to the Bar in 2011, about 3% higher than the 199 new lawyers called in 2010. Eighteen (18) lawyers were appointed to the Bench. This included eight High Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 23