KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s bicameral Houses of Parliament has issued an official statement confirming it has received five investigative reports from the national Integrity Commission, confirming the documents have not yet been placed before either the lower House of Representatives or the upper Senate for formal debate and review. The parliamentary body clarified in the Monday statement that the submissions are currently moving through internal processing protocols, overseen by the legislature’s presiding officers, and that existing legislation governing the anti-corruption watchdog does not mandate a fixed deadline for the public tabling of these reports. The confirmation comes amid mounting public pressure from Opposition Leader Mark Golding, who has publicly demanded that a specific IC probe into the country’s Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) be tabled during the House of Representatives’ next sitting. Golding has openly rejected arguments that ongoing court proceedings connected to the FLA investigation provide legal justification for withholding the report from public view. In line with statutory confidentiality requirements that apply to all IC reports before they are formally tabled, parliamentary officials noted they cannot disclose any details about the content of the five received reports. This includes refusing to confirm or deny the subject matter of any submission, any findings or policy recommendations included in the documents, or whether any specific individuals or entities are referenced in the investigations. While Parliament acknowledged it is aware of both the opposition’s correspondence regarding the FLA report and the ongoing related court proceedings, it emphasized its constitutional authority to manage its own internal procedural rules, including the process for laying submitted documents before the full legislature. “The Integrity Commission Act does not prescribe a specific timeline or procedure for the tabling of reports submitted to Parliament. The reports will therefore be dealt with in accordance with Parliament’s constitutional, legal and procedural responsibilities,” the statement read. Closing out its official comment, the legislature reaffirmed its institutional commitment to core governance principles of transparency, public accountability, and full adherence to national law, adding that no further substantive updates will be released to the public at this stage of processing.
Parliament says IC reports are being addressed in accordance with internal processes
