Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has pushed back against criticism from Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck regarding the Child Diversion Programme, saying that no one, regardless of the office they hold, can dictate to the judiciary how the law is to be interpreted. The Child Diversion Programme, which is grounded in the Child Diversion Act 2018, seeks to steer children between 12 and 17 years old away from the formal criminal justice system when they are charged with specific offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm.