Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the number of frontline Police officers trained to identify and handle persons with mental health challenges; (b) what are the indicators used to measure the effectiveness of such training; (c) whether refresher courses are regularly conducted; and (d) whether the internal Standard Operating ProceduresContinue reading “FRONTLINE POLICE OFFICERS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY AND HANDLE PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES”
Category Archives: Ministry of Home Affairs
New Citizen Selection Criteria
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chairman, new citizens are going to be even more important to the future of Singapore. With our total fertility rate at the historical low of 1.05, it will not be hyperbole to say new citizens are a critical pillar in the shape of any future Singapore. In line with the Government’s ForwardContinue reading “New Citizen Selection Criteria”
CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT AFFIX NEW ADDRESS LABELS TO THEIR IDENTITY CARDS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry is aware of individuals registering a change of address with ICA after moving house but continuing to use the address imprinted on their NRIC without affixing the sticker containing their new address on the back of their NRIC for nefarious purposesContinue reading “CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT AFFIX NEW ADDRESS LABELS TO THEIR IDENTITY CARDS”
DATA ON THOSE IN REFORMATIVE TRAINING DETAINED PAST MINIMUM DETENTION PERIOD
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs of those sentenced to Reformative Training since 2019 (a) how many detainees have been given a supervision order upon reaching their minimum detention period; (b) of the detainees who have been detained past their minimum detention period, what is the average number of months detained past theirContinue reading “DATA ON THOSE IN REFORMATIVE TRAINING DETAINED PAST MINIMUM DETENTION PERIOD”
NUMBER OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CAR-SHARING VEHICLES AND RESULTING IN CASUALTIES IN 2021 AND 2022
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many road traffic accidents involving car-sharing vehicles and resulting in casualties have there been in 2021 and 2022 respectively; (b) whether the incidence rate of such accidents is higher than that of the general car population; and (c) what measures is the MinistryContinue reading “NUMBER OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CAR-SHARING VEHICLES AND RESULTING IN CASUALTIES IN 2021 AND 2022”
DETAILS ON FIRE AT EAST COAST ROAD ON 9 JANUARY 2023 WHERE PIT COVER OF FIRE HYDRANT WAS STUCK
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs regarding the fire at East Coast Road on 9 January 2023 (a) whether the pit cover of the nearest fire hydrant was stuck and, if so, why and what was done to dislodge it; and (b) whether the delay in drawing water from the nearestContinue reading “DETAILS ON FIRE AT EAST COAST ROAD ON 9 JANUARY 2023 WHERE PIT COVER OF FIRE HYDRANT WAS STUCK”
DATA ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES INVOLVING MINORS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the past five years (a) what percentage of sexual assault cases have involved minors under the age of 16; (b) how many cases of sexual assault involving minors under the age of 16 are reported to the Police; (c) how many cases of sexualContinue reading “DATA ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES INVOLVING MINORS”
SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS RECEIVED BY COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the average number of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) received annually by the Commercial Affairs Department for the past three years; and (b) what percentage of these STRs resulted in prosecutions for money-laundering and terrorism-financing offences. Mr K Shanmugam: The Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO) ofContinue reading “SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS RECEIVED BY COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT”
REVIEW OF SCDF TRAINING IN WAKE OF RECENT PASSING OF NSF FIREFIGHTER
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Thank you, Speaker. I have one supplementary question for the Minister of State. Earlier, he mentioned that the coroner would study the outcome of the Police investigations into the incident. I would like to ask him whether there has been any decision or indication that a coroner’s inquiry will be heldContinue reading “REVIEW OF SCDF TRAINING IN WAKE OF RECENT PASSING OF NSF FIREFIGHTER”
INDIVIDUALS ABOVE AGED OF 50 SENTENCED FOR SERIOUS SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST YOUNG PERSONS COMPARED TO THOSE UNDER AGE 50
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Home Affairs how many individuals above the age of 50 have been sentenced for serious sexual offences against young persons compared to those under the age of 50 over the last five, 10 and 15 years respectively; (b) whether there is a trend of more individuals in their late 40sContinue reading “INDIVIDUALS ABOVE AGED OF 50 SENTENCED FOR SERIOUS SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST YOUNG PERSONS COMPARED TO THOSE UNDER AGE 50”
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