On Friday, 15 July, the Minister of Legal Affairs brought into force Part 5 of the Child Safeguarding (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2019.
“The safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of our children are paramount to all, if Bermuda is to thrive in the future,” said the Attorney–General and Minister of Legal Affairs, the Hon. Kathy Lynn Simmons JP, MP. “There should be no hiding place for the vile perpetrators of sexual offences against children, and no procedural hurdle at trial too high to prohibit perpetrators being brought to justice.”