BEGINS PRESS RELEASE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH – APRIL 2022 The Department of Social Development and Welfare in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation join the rest of the world in recognizing the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. During this time a commitment is made to reexamining strategies to …
TCIG PRESS RELEASE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH – APRIL 2022 Read More »
BEGINS PRESS RELEASE Ministry for Tourism and the Environment announces TCI Climate Change Summit On 1st April 2022 Honourable Minister Josephine Connolly today announced the Turks & Caicos Islands’ Climate Change Summit. The event, the first of its kind for the territory, will be hosted at the Shore Club on Earth Day, April 22nd, under …
Ministry for Tourism and the Environment announces TCI Climate Change Summit Read More »
The Office of The Director of Public Prosecutions is pleased to welcome Ms. Sasha Arthurs onboard, as she takes her mid-semester break to gain some invaluable legal work experience at our Providenciales Office during the period April 11th – 14th, 2022. Ms. Arthurs is a full-time Bar Training Course LLM Student at the Manchester Metropolitan …
INTERNSHIP AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS Read More »
The Office The Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is pleased to be associated with the National Moot Court Competition for the year 2021-2022. The National Moot Court Competition, introduced by the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar Association in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Judiciary of the Turks and Caicos Islands, is an …
The CDPP receives briefs of evidence from Commonwealth investigative agencies and state and territory agencies. The CDPP manages its legal matters through its national practice group model and has six National Practice Groups dedicated to prosecuting categories of crime and supporting partner agencies in their investigations.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The following list provides definitions of common terms used in the criminal justice process. A Accused A person charged with committing a crime. Other words for the accused are ‘defendant’ and ‘alleged offender’. Acquit/acquittal/acquitted When the magistrate, jury or appeal court find that a person is not guilty of the …
The role of the CDPP is to prosecute offences against Commonwealth law and in some circumstances confiscate the proceeds of crime. We are also responsible for prosecuting offences against the laws of Jervis Bay, Norfolk Island and Australia’s external territories.
Up until 1 January 2012, the CDPP had sole responsibility for conducting criminal confiscation action under Commonwealth legislation. On 1 January 2012, the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (“the Taskforce”) was established.
The criminal prosecution process can be long and complex, and involves a host of people, ranging from investigators, prosecutors and court staff to the defendant and their solicitors.
Providenciales Location
Grand Turk Location
Design and Hosting by Blitz Web Design Jamaica
© 2023 All Rights Reserved
