The British Virgin Islands (BVI) played host to the the 2009  United Kingdom Caribbean Overseas Territories (UKCOTs) and Bermuda Criminal Justice Conference bringing together delegates from Bermuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the host territory.

Anguilla was represented  at the Conference by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Illidge Richardson,  Superintendent Of Prisons, Conrad Gumbs and Chief Immigration Officer, Laureen Bryan.

Conference Delegates with BVI's Premier Hon. Ralph O'Neal  Front Center. 

The conference was held over a 3-day period from April 21 to 23, 2009, at the Long Bay Beach Resort under the theme “Identifying our Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses––What needs to be achieved to sustain and improve”.

Delegates included commissioners of police, comptrollers of customs, chief immigration officers and officials from the British High Commission to serve as facilitators for discussions on law enforcement matters. The Deputy Director of the Overseas Directorate for all Overseas Territories with responsibility for Law Enforcement, Ms. Helen Nellthorp, also attended the conference.

Discussion items on the agenda included United Kingdom Forensic Science Service; Money Laundering and Asset Confiscation in the Caribbean Region, Witness Protection-Issues and Investigating Serious Crimes at Sea, among other topics.