Actions Against Abuse of Public Healthcare Workers

Debated in Parliament on 3 Jul 2023.

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Louis Ng asked the Minister for Home Affairs for data from the past five years on reported harassment or abuse of public healthcare workers, including the number of stern warnings, convictions, and protection orders issued.
K Shanmugam responded that there were 315 police reports from 2018 to 2022 but noted the Ministry of Home Affairs does not have data on protection orders, as victims apply separately to the Protection from Harassment Court.
The Minister provided a table with the breakdown of cases involving stern warnings and convictions but did not have figures for protection orders.
The debate highlighted challenges in tracking protection orders due to the separate judicial process involved.
Both speakers engaged on the issue of protecting healthcare workers, with the Minister providing available data while clarifying limitations on certain information.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Home Affairs for each year in the past five years, of the number of cases of harassment or abuse of public healthcare workers while on duty that were reported to the Police, in how many and what percentage of these cases were (i) a stern warning issued, (ii) a conviction secured and (iii) a protection order issued, respectively.

K Shanmugam

Between 2018 and 2022, there were 315 Police reports of abuse or harassment of public healthcare workers who were on duty. The breakdown requested by the Member is in the Table below.

The Member also requested the number of cases for which Protection Orders were issued. The Ministry of Home Affairs does not have this information, as the Protection Orders are obtained by the victims separately applying to the Protection from Harassment Court and are not issued by the Police.

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Louis Ng asked the Minister for Home Affairs for data from the past five years on reported harassment or abuse of public healthcare workers, including the number of stern warnings, convictions, and protection orders issued.
K Shanmugam responded that there were 315 police reports from 2018 to 2022 but noted the Ministry of Home Affairs does not have data on protection orders, as victims apply separately to the Protection from Harassment Court.
The Minister provided a table with the breakdown of cases involving stern warnings and convictions but did not have figures for protection orders.
The debate highlighted challenges in tracking protection orders due to the separate judicial process involved.
Both speakers engaged on the issue of protecting healthcare workers, with the Minister providing available data while clarifying limitations on certain information.

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Actions Against Abuse of Public Healthcare Workers

Debated in Parliament on 3 Jul 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Louis Ng asked the Minister for Home Affairs for data from the past five years on reported harassment or abuse of public healthcare workers, including the number of stern warnings, convictions, and protection orders issued.
K Shanmugam responded that there were 315 police reports from 2018 to 2022 but noted the Ministry of Home Affairs does not have data on protection orders, as victims apply separately to the Protection from Harassment Court.
The Minister provided a table with the breakdown of cases involving stern warnings and convictions but did not have figures for protection orders.
The debate highlighted challenges in tracking protection orders due to the separate judicial process involved.
Both speakers engaged on the issue of protecting healthcare workers, with the Minister providing available data while clarifying limitations on certain information.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

K Shanmugam

Between 2018 and 2022, there were 315 Police reports of abuse or harassment of public healthcare workers who were on duty. The breakdown requested by the Member is in the Table below.

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Louis Ng asked the Minister for Home Affairs for data from the past five years on reported harassment or abuse of public healthcare workers, including the number of stern warnings, convictions, and protection orders issued.
K Shanmugam responded that there were 315 police reports from 2018 to 2022 but noted the Ministry of Home Affairs does not have data on protection orders, as victims apply separately to the Protection from Harassment Court.
The Minister provided a table with the breakdown of cases involving stern warnings and convictions but did not have figures for protection orders.
The debate highlighted challenges in tracking protection orders due to the separate judicial process involved.
Both speakers engaged on the issue of protecting healthcare workers, with the Minister providing available data while clarifying limitations on certain information.

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