Review of Legislation and Regulations to Mandate Organisations to Store Video and CCTV Footage

Debated in Parliament on 22 Sep 2025.

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Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim raised a question about the need for legislation requiring organizations to store video and CCTV footage for a specific period when personal data access requests are made.
Josephine Teo responded that under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), organizations must have policies to handle access requests and preserve personal data during the process.
The PDPA includes safeguards for fulfilling lawful requests, such as data retention requirements and penalties for destroying records to evade access requests.
The Ministry for Digital Development and Information conducts regular reviews of the PDPA framework to ensure its relevance and alignment with national objectives.

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Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information whether the Personal Data Protection Commission will consider reviewing the relevant legislation and regulations to mandate organisations to store video or CCTV footages for a certain period of time when a request for access of personal data under section 21 of the Personal Data Protection Act has been made.

Mrs Josephine Teo

Under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), organisations are required to implement policies and practices to handle access requests. These typically include having appropriate measures to preserve the requested personal data while the request is being processed. There are also additional safeguards to ensure that lawful and valid requests are fulfilled, including data retention requirements in case there is a review of denied requests, and criminal penalties for intentional concealment or destruction of records to avoid access requests.

The Ministry for Digital Development and Information regularly reviews the PDPA framework to ensure it continues to align with our national objectives and remains relevant.

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Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim raised a question about the need for legislation requiring organizations to store video and CCTV footage for a specific period when personal data access requests are made.
Josephine Teo responded that under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), organizations must have policies to handle access requests and preserve personal data during the process.
The PDPA includes safeguards for fulfilling lawful requests, such as data retention requirements and penalties for destroying records to evade access requests.
The Ministry for Digital Development and Information conducts regular reviews of the PDPA framework to ensure its relevance and alignment with national objectives.

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Review of Legislation and Regulations to Mandate Organisations to Store Video and CCTV Footage

Debated in Parliament on 22 Sep 2025.

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Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim raised a question about the need for legislation requiring organizations to store video and CCTV footage for a specific period when personal data access requests are made.
Josephine Teo responded that under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), organizations must have policies to handle access requests and preserve personal data during the process.
The PDPA includes safeguards for fulfilling lawful requests, such as data retention requirements and penalties for destroying records to evade access requests.
The Ministry for Digital Development and Information conducts regular reviews of the PDPA framework to ensure its relevance and alignment with national objectives.

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Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

Mrs Josephine Teo

The Ministry for Digital Development and Information regularly reviews the PDPA framework to ensure it continues to align with our national objectives and remains relevant.

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Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim raised a question about the need for legislation requiring organizations to store video and CCTV footage for a specific period when personal data access requests are made.
Josephine Teo responded that under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), organizations must have policies to handle access requests and preserve personal data during the process.
The PDPA includes safeguards for fulfilling lawful requests, such as data retention requirements and penalties for destroying records to evade access requests.
The Ministry for Digital Development and Information conducts regular reviews of the PDPA framework to ensure its relevance and alignment with national objectives.

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Review of Legislation and Regulations to Mandate Organisations to Store Video and CCTV Footage

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Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

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Review of Legislation and Regulations to Mandate Organisations to Store Video and CCTV Footage

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Mrs Josephine Teo

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