Examples of Justice Protection Programme in a sentence
The Regional Justice Protection Programme is further supported by a formal framework for mutual assistance and international cooperation which was established and referred to as the Bridgetown Accord “on partnership for prosperity and security”.
The Administrative Centre is responsible for developing, managing and maintaining the Justice Protection Programme and determining whether a prospective participant is to be afforded protection or assistance.
Another promising approach to witness protection to which Barbados is likely to be a beneficiary is the signing of an agreement in 1999 by several sovereign states in the region to establish the Regional Justice Protection Programme.
Though the Justice Protection Programme is operational in Trinidad and Tobago, the absence of whistle blower legislation has been flagged as a challenge, as has the timely conduct of threat assessments on persons reporting acts of corruption.
The purpose of the Protective Agency as outlined in section 10 of the Act is to report to the Centre on the suitability of a prospective participant for entry into the Justice Protection Programme, relocate participants when it is absolutely necessary to do so and carry out periodic reviews of threat and risk assessments.
Notably, MESICIC’s Model Law to Facilitate and Encourage the Reporting of Acts of Corruption and to Protect Whistleblowers and Witness and the Regional Justice Protection Programme for CARICOM Member States (Established by the CARICOM Agreement) are being used as guides 152.
Furthermore, section 5 and paragraph 12 of the First Schedule to the Act, stipulates that corruption is one of the offences which may give rise to protection under the Justice Protection Programme.
The purpose of the Protective Agency as outlined in section 10 of the Act is to report to the Centre on the suitability of a prospective participant for entry into the Justice Protection Programme, protect participants and persons accorded provisional entry to the Programme, relocate participants when it is absolutely necessary to do so and carry out periodic reviews of threat and risk assessments.
In Trinidad and Tobago, the National Justice Protection Programme provided for the protection of all persons involved in criminal proceedings, including judges, law enforcement personnel and witnesses.
Under clause 2 the Governor in Council shall establish a Justice Protection Programme for the purpose of providing to participants protection and assistance.