Guidelines for the Filing of Declarations for Specified Persons in Public Life

PRESS RELEASE

FROM THE INTEGRITY COMMISSION

Turks and Caicos, March 15, 2015 – The Integrity Commission wishes to inform the public and, in particular, to remind the Specified Persons in Public Life (Declarants), as set out 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.

The filing of declarations will take place, on an on-going basis, between 1 April 2025 – 30 June 2025.

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 30^th June 2023.
• All persons who are appointed to Statutory Boards, effective 1^st April 2025, or thereafter.
• All Specified Persons in Public Life who are appointed, within the TCIG Government, effective 1^st April 2025, or thereafter.
• All persons who are no longer sitting members of Statutory Boards, as at 31^st March 2025.
• 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 941-7847 or send an email to info@integritycommission.tc

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 the calendar year 2024 and were required to do so at that time as per regular filing cycle, will NOT be required to file in 2025.

Click to view SCHEDULE 1