Tag: Claire Wetton
Domestic court idea backed by charity
(CNS): Proposals for a domestic court set out by the criminal justice advisor Claire Wetton in her recent report on the local criminal justice system have won support from a charity dealing with victims of domestic violence because they say it will lead to more successful prosecutions. The Cayman Islands Crisis Centre has offered its backing […]
CoP: Traffic unit poor use of resources
(CNS): The RCIPS traffic unit was disbanded “because it was not an efficient use of resources”, the commissioner of police (CoP) has said in response to concerns raised in the recent report by visiting UK criminal justice advisor (CJA), Claire Wetton, about the management of traffic cases going through the local courts. David Baines noted, […]
Advisor raises option of alternative justice
(CNS): Police in Cayman are unable to exercise any discretion when it comes to offences, leaving all charging decisions to the director of public prosecutions (DPP), who has a stark choice between charging or dismissing. As a result. the country may be missing out on alternative ways of addressing less serious crime that could reduce […]
Report on legal review under wraps
(CNS): A report by a UK prosecutor who came to the Cayman Islands earlier this year to review the local criminal justice system will not be made public anytime soon. The governor’s office has refused to release the document by Claire Wetton, which examined the way criminal caseloads are being handled by the crown and […]
Miller questions performance of DPP
(CNS): The independent member for North Side says the time has come to take a look at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, as he questioned the performance of the country’s public prosecutor. Speaking to CNS Tuesday, Ezzard Miller said he was disappointed that his fellow legislators voted to approve the ODPP’s 2015/16 budget […]
