Further to the press release of 20 May from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) constitutional consultation team, the FCO is pleased to confirm that it is inviting a representative group from the Turks and Caicos Islands to London from 15-16 June to discuss changes to the draft constitution.
The London meetings will be the final stage of the constitutional consultation process. It will build on the useful comments made and constructive views expressed in the series of public and other stakeholder meetings held over the past year, culminating with those held by the FCO team in the Turks and Caicos
Islands last week.
The Minister for the Overseas Territories, Henry Bellingham MP, has been kept fully informed about this consultation process.
The Minister is looking forward to meeting the group, discussing the main points raised during the process, and hearing final views from them.
The group invited to the FCO comprises the Chair of the Consultative Forum, a representative from the Advisory Council, the leaders of the PNP and PDM, the Chair of the All-Party Commission on the Constitution and Electoral Reform, a representative of the Church, and the Youth Ambassador.
The draft Constitution was published on 8 March 2011, from which date written comments have been invited. The TCI public are reminded that the final date for the submission of written comments is 28 May 2011. These may be sent to the Governor’s Office, Waterloo, Grand Turk, TCI, or by email to: TCIDraft.Constitution@fco.gov.uk Written comments will be considered by the FCO and the Minister prior to meeting with the representative group.
