Guidelines for the Filing of Declarations for Specified Persons in Public Life during the Covid-19 Pandemic

#TurksandCaicos, May 25, 2021 – The Integrity Commission wishes to inform the public and, in particular, to remind the Specified Persons in Public Life (Declarants), as set out below and in Schedule 1, that they must file their Declarations of Income, Assets and Liabilities, as required by Section 39 of the TCI Integrity Commission Ordinance.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the filing of declarations, will take place, on an on-going basis, during June and July 2021.

All Declarants are required to deliver their completed Declaration forms, along with the relevant supporting documents, in person, at an office of the Commission, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

Declarants will be contacted individually, with a specific date, time and location, for delivery of declaration forms.

Specified Persons in Public Life include the following:

• All Specified Persons in Public Life who made their last filing on or before June 30, 2019.
• All persons who are appointed to Statutory Boards, effective April 1, 2021, or thereafter.
• All Specified Persons in Public Life who are appointed, within the TCIG Government, effective April 1, 2021, or thereafter.
• All persons who are no longer sitting members of Statutory Boards, as at March 31, 2021.
• All persons who have resigned their posts, or whose contracts have not been renewed, within the TCIG Government, are required to file within 90 days of the end of their tenure.
• All other persons who are considered Specified Persons in Public Life, but who would not have been aware of their obligation to file, under section 39 the Integrity Commission Ordinance.

Declaration Forms are available on the Commission’s website at: www.integritycommission.tc.

For any inquiries about an appointment, please call 946-1941 or send an email to complianceofficer2@integritycommission.tc

All members of the public visiting our Offices MUST wear a FACE MASK and observe SOCIAL DISTANCING.

There will be no exceptions to the above arrangements.

For those declarants who fail to attend their scheduled appointment, please be mindful of the following:

A failure, without reasonable cause, to file a Declaration is a criminal offence, punishable with imprisonment for 1 year, or a fine of $15,000, or both. In addition, the Commission is, among other things, obligated to publish the fact of such failure in the Gazette.

All Declarations are confidential documents. Please DO NOT submit your completed Declaration form through a third party, or via electronic or surface mail. 

Persons who have filed a Declaration during calendar year 2020, will NOT be required to file in 2021.

Schedule 1 details all Specified Persons in Public Life (Declarants) who are required to file a declaration.