The Governor may remove the DPP only with the prior approval of the Secretary of State in two cases: for inability to discharge the functions of his or her office, or for misbehaviour.
However, a report of the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitutional and Electoral Reform Project raised the concern about the "many hats" worn by the Attorney-General resulting in confusion over the proper functions of the role, and also pointed out that in other British Overseas Territories and Commonwealth countries these powers were typically vested in a separate Director of Public Prosecutions.
[6] In September 2012, the Government put out job advertisements in industry publications such as The Lawyer to hire a DPP at a salary of US$125,000 per year.
Applicants for the position were required to be qualified to practice law in a Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland.
In December 2012, it was announced that JoAnne Meloche, a Canadian then employed as Deputy Director of Prosecutions in the TCI Attorney-General's Chambers, had been appointed as DPP and was scheduled to be sworn in the following February.