What do they do?

In prosecuting criminal offences in the interest of the Bermudian public, the Department of Public Prosecutions:

  • Advises the police, government departments, and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
  • Runs the Witness Care Unit

Additionally, the Department of Public Prosecutions performs the following duties at Bermuda’s courts.

Magistrates' Court

  • All summary trials
  • Plea Court
  • Drug Treatment Court
  • Juvenile Court
  • Legal applications

Supreme Court

  • Appeals from the Magistrates' Court
  • Trials by way of indictment
  • Sentencing
  • Legal applications

The Department also takes responsibility for appeals at higher court levels.

 

 

 

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