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Government Invites Feedback on The Proposed Bail Bill 2025
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Wednesday, 13th August 2025: The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands is pleased to release the draft Bail Bill 2025 for public feedback. The proposed legislation seeks to reform, modernize, and consolidate the law on bail to ensure it aligns with the rights and protections guaranteed under the Constitution.
The Government recognizes the need to create a single, comprehensive piece of legislation that will govern all matters related to bail in criminal proceedings. The proposed Bill makes provision for clear and consistent rules to guide the judiciary and the police in making bail decisions to enhance transparency and to strengthen public confidence in the justice system.
The key features of the Bill are as follows:
- Consolidates all bail related laws into one statute
- Supports constitutional protections for individual liberty
- Establishes clear, uniform rules for granting or refusing bail
- Applies to criminal proceedings at all court levels
- Provides procedures for addressing breaches of bail conditions
Through the enactment of the Bail Bill 2025, the Government seeks to provide a clear legal framework, to improve predictability in the criminal justice process, to support the rights of accused persons, and to ensure community safety.
The public is encouraged to review the draft Bail Bill 2025. The Bill is available on the Attorney General’s website. Feedback can be submitted via email to AG_Chambers@gov.tc. The consultation period will run from 13th August 2025 to 27th August 2025.
For more information or to access the draft Bail Bill 2025, please visit www.gov.tc/agc.