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Ernest Peets

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29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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For the expenditure, this will be 2020/21 versus the 2021/22 numbers. The original estimate of $1.851 [million], the current est imate $1.68 million which is a decrease of $171,000, or 9 per cent. Madam Chairman, the purpose of the Legal Aid Office is to ensure that the legal advice and repr esentation is readily available to those who need it …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, between the period 1 st April 2020 and 31st January 2021 the Legal Aid Office managed a combined total of 114 matters . The breakdown: 10 domestic matters ; 7 matrimonial matters ; 30 civil matters ; and 67 crim inal matters. The Legal Aid Office continues to maintain a general roster of counsel from private practice, who …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, I bring our attention to O utput Measures . The Legal Aid Office retains the ability to process applications for legal aid certificates within 14 working days. Howe ver, achieving this objective is dependent on whether apBermuda Senate plicants have submitted the required information in a timely manner. The Legal Aid Office continues to pr ocess applications for …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
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Madam Chairman, in regard to Staff, at present, the Legal Aid Office is comprised of three administrative posts and five legal posts. The three administrative posts are the office manager, accounts officer , and an administrative assistant. The five legal posts are the senior legal aid counsel, two legal aid counsel, one junior legal aid counsel and one paralegal. These …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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The Legal Aid Office continues to focus not only on present service prov ision, but also development of the quality of the adv ocates who appear in court on behalf of their clients. A main focus is also the movement towards a paperless office in keeping with the overall Government objec-tive to be paperless by 2023. To this end, training …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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I can speak specif ically to the Justice Protection Programme, which will be 97070, as it relates the budget projection for the 2020/21 versus 2021/22. Original estimate of $520,000, the new estimate for the new fiscal year is $325,000, which represents a $195,000 decrease, or 38 per cent. Madam Chairman, the Justice Protection Pr ogramme has been allocated a budget …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
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The original est imate for 2020/21 was $348,000. The estimate for 2021/22 is $327,000, a decrease of 6 per cent, or $21,000. The Financial Sanctions Implementation Unit (FSIU) was established in 2018, subsequent to the transfer of the National Anti -Money Laundering Committee [NAMLC ] office to the Ministry of Finance. This unit’s role is vital to ensuring that Bermuda …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, as we shift to Output Measures, the FSIU role i ncludes ensuring Bermuda’s sanctions framework is up to date and effective. To that end, the FSIU is responsible for making sure all Overseas Terri tories Orders in Council for the various sanctions’ regimes are brought into force in Bermuda in an efficient and tim ely manner. The end …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, I will talk a little bit about our staff. Currently the FSIU is comprised of the head of the FSIU and the Legal Counsel. The team is responsible for implementing targeted financial sanctions including bringing relevant Overseas Territories Orders in Council into force in Bermuda; reviewing licence applications in respect of the various sanctions’ regimes; liaising with Gover …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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The original est imate for 2020/21 is $874,000. The estimate for the 2021/22 is $698,000, which is a decrease of 20 per cent, $176,000. Madam Chairman, the Mirrors Programme continues to execute its mission of empowering young people to reach their full potential through pers onal transformation that promotes healthy relationships . [For] its 2021/22 budget, $698,000 has been allocated. …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
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Regarding Grants, the 2020/21 versus 2021/22 fiscal years, the original estimate for the 2020/21 was $1.95 million; the est imate for 2021/22 is $1.624 million. This is a decrease of $331,000, or 17 per cent. Madam Chairman, the budget allocation for Grants for fiscal 2021/22 is found at page C -17 of the Approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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The Financial Intelligence Agency ( also known as FIA), the original est imate for the 2020/21 [financial] year was $1.805 mi llion. The new estimate for the new budget year is $1.624 million, a decrease of 10 per cent, or $181,000. In continuation of Government’s efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, t he FIA was established under the …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the budget allocation for Capital Expenditures is found at page C -10—
29 Mar 2021 Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. May I continue , Mr. Chairman?
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you. I am just about finished and I will wrap up this particular Head and we will quickly get through the next one and then we can enter into a period of debate for questions. Mr. Chairman, the budget allocation for Cap ital Expenditure is found on page C -10 of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. The Ministry …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Mr. Chairman, I will now present the financials for 2021/22 current account estimates for Head 88, the Department of National Drug Control which can be found starting on page B - 114 of the Estimates Book. In the 2021/22 [financial year], the [Depar tment] has been allocated the sum of $4,292,000 which is $126,000, or a 3 per cent overall …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
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Yes, I am going to just quickly move past these last pages and give some attention to the Women’s Treatment Centre, business unit 98070, which is found on p age B -107. The original estimate for 2020/21 was $1.146 million. The estimate for 2021/22 is $1.145 million, a de-crease, a [small $1,000], or no change. Mr. Chairman, the Women’s Treatment …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just reviewing some of my notes, also being mindful of the time, I am not going to be able to give a comprehensive answer to all of the questions that have been put forth by Senators. As such, I am fully aware of the time. If said Senators are minded, we will certainly accept those …
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Yes. The answer to the questio n regarding that particular budget repr esenting zero is that the funds or the remit for that particular funding has moved to Social Development. So we can assure the Senator that any issues regarding domestic violence for that particular charity now come under Social Development.
29 Mar 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Absolutely. Abs olutely. I will certainly be glad to [do so], Mr. Chairman.