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.