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Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

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2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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This flagship treatment court programme had an original expenditure of $621,000 in 2025/26. The request for 2026/27 is $755,000, which would be a 22 per cent increase, or $134,000. The total expenditure for the Case Management Unit is $2,112,000, which is 39 per cent, or $589,000 over last year.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay, that —
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you for noting that, Madam Chairman. [Inaudible interjection]
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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It will be updated as we go along.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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All right. 7402, Administration Business Unit 84070, Court Services Administration
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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This business unit holds the management team salaries , as well as the IT posts and the operational funds for the department . In the 2025/26 fiscal year, expenditure was $1,328,000. The 2026/27 fiscal year estimate is $1,620,000, an increase of 22 per cent . This increase reflects filling the vacancies in management posts which were frozen in prior budgets. …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The expenditure of this team, previously called Aftercare and Community Integration, was $423,000 in the 2025/26 fiscal year. The 2026/27 expenditure is $502,000. This is an increase of $79,000, or 19 per cent. The increase is due to filling a vacant post on this team. Business Unit 84040, the Offenders Programme
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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This team's estimated expenditure of $566,000 is an increase of $57,000, or 11 per cent, over 2025/26, representing salary uplifts. Business Unit 84060, Assessments
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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This business unit comprises two teams, Report Writing Team (BARC ), and the Health Treatment Team, whose 2025/26 expenditure was $1,105,000. The expenditure estimate of $670,000, 2026/27, is a decrease of $435,000, or 39 per cent. The decrease is due to the transfer of officers to other teams in the d epartment. This brings the 2026/27 expenditure for this unit …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The department 's forecast performance measures for fiscal year 20 25/26 were achieved as listed below in each cost centre. Business Unit 7401, Case Management
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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This business unit is responsible for three teams, which carry out the functions of p robation, parole, and the Drug Treatment Court. Probation Team
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Probation Team monitors and supervises clients who are subject to probation orders which have been ordered by the courts. Appropriate conditions of probation orders are determined uti-lising the outcomes of assessment tools that determine a client's level and areas of risk, as well as areas of need. These asses sments identify the interventions required from probation officers and clinical …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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This team supervises inmates granted early conditional release from the Department of Corrections by the Parole Board on to serve the remainder of the sentences in the community. This means that , in addition to finite sentences, individuals serving a life sentence are supervised by the parole team the rest of their natural life. At present, there are 22 offenders …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Drug Treatment Court Team, includes the D UI [Driving Under the Influence] court stream. The Drug Treatment Court programme remains the principal model for a magistrate- led, multidisciplinary team approach to offender management, being the prototype of all other treatment courts. Seven new clients were enrolled in the Drug Treatment Court programme during the year, in addition to those observ …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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This unit includes C ommunity Service Orders and the Mental Health Treatment Court Programme, along with the Report Writing Team and the Community Offenders Programme, and the Bermuda Assessment and Referral Centre. Community Service Orders
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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During the past year, individuals were sentenced to 4,315 hours of community service by the courts. This is a 13.5 per cent increase over the previous year. The majority of the hours ordered were to assist people who were unable to pay fines to make reparation for traffic offences. Of these hours, 2,633 hours, or 61.0 per cent , were …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Mental Health Treatment Court Programme is a valuable option for individuals 2044 2 March 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly who come to the criminal justice system with diagnosed and treatable mental health issues that constitute a significant contributor to their offending. The goal of this programme is to present viable treatment options and support for programme …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Community Offenders Programmes team delivers accredited and certified inter-ventions for moderate and high- risk offenders. This team consists of two forensic psychologists and two specially trained senior probation officers. This team was under resource throughout the year. However, the remaining team members made an effort to provide services, primarily through psychoeducational programmes and one- to-one interventions. As a result …