14 46.    It is important for the Law Commission to do sufficient preparatory work at the beginning  so  that  realistic  and  attainable  deadlines  can  be  set  for  the  work programme.    47.    It  is  recommended  that  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  between  the Government and the Law Commission be revised so that it lays down a more specific  system  to  deal  with  any  revision  of  delivery  dates.    This  is  currently contained in Part 4 of the Memorandum of Understanding.    48.    The Commission has about 30 items on its current work programme.  Its focus would improve and the timelines problem would be assisted if the number of projects were halved.  That is recommended.    Policy Advice from the Law Commission 49.    The  Law  Commission  needs  to  build  up  knowledge  of  the  literature  and expertise in the technique of policy advice.  When it comes to recommending what the law ought to be rather than what it is, the techniques of policy analysis are  rather  different  from  the  techniques  of  legal  analysis.    The  fact  that  the intellectual processes are different has quite a lot to do with why the Executive Government has had trouble digesting some of the Law Commission Reports. Independence versus Working in Alignment with Government Process   50.    The  Law  Commission  is  independent.    Its  independence  ought  not  to  be reduced.  But it must also work closely with Government.  There are tensions in this  relationship.    The  closer  the  Commission  gets  to  Government,  the  more imperilled   its   independence.      The   more   the   Commission   exercises   its independence,   the   less   likely   its   proposals   are   to   find   favour   with   the Government of the day.    51.    The   constitutional   dilemma   between   independence   and   effectiveness   is   a question of balance in the end.  The Commission should not become part of the Executive  arm  of  Government  but  it  does  need  to  show  sensitivity  to  the legislative aims of the Government of the day and to help fashion proposals that the Government is interested in advancing.