Retention, Disposal or Deletion of Negative Results from Quick Drug-testing Saliva Tests

Debated in Parliament on 8 May 2023.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked whether the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) retains data from negative saliva drug tests, the retention period, and the disposal process.
CNB stated that saliva test results, including negative outcomes, are retained for potential relevance in future investigations, but the physical test kit with saliva is disposed of immediately after a negative test.
The bureau clarified that saliva tests are only screening tools and positive results lead to confirmatory tests; negative results are not used for prosecution or rehabilitation.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether CNB retains any information or data obtained from the administration of quick drug-testing saliva tests where the outcome is negative; (b) if yes, what is the length of such retention; and (c) what is the disposal or deletion process.

K Shanmugam

The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) administers the saliva test as an on-site screening tool. Where the results are positive, the suspect will be subjected to confirmatory tests, such as a urine test. The saliva test results are not used as the basis for prosecution or for committing a person for rehabilitation.

The results of saliva tests, both positive and negative outcomes, are retained as they may be relevant in subsequent investigations.

For avoidance of doubt, CNB does not retain the test kit containing the person’s saliva, if it is a negative result. It is disposed of immediately after the test.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked whether the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) retains data from negative saliva drug tests, the retention period, and the disposal process.
CNB stated that saliva test results, including negative outcomes, are retained for potential relevance in future investigations, but the physical test kit with saliva is disposed of immediately after a negative test.
The bureau clarified that saliva tests are only screening tools and positive results lead to confirmatory tests; negative results are not used for prosecution or rehabilitation.

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Retention, Disposal or Deletion of Negative Results from Quick Drug-testing Saliva Tests

Debated in Parliament on 8 May 2023.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked whether the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) retains data from negative saliva drug tests, the retention period, and the disposal process.
CNB stated that saliva test results, including negative outcomes, are retained for potential relevance in future investigations, but the physical test kit with saliva is disposed of immediately after a negative test.
The bureau clarified that saliva tests are only screening tools and positive results lead to confirmatory tests; negative results are not used for prosecution or rehabilitation.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

K Shanmugam

The results of saliva tests, both positive and negative outcomes, are retained as they may be relevant in subsequent investigations.

For avoidance of doubt, CNB does not retain the test kit containing the person’s saliva, if it is a negative result. It is disposed of immediately after the test.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked whether the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) retains data from negative saliva drug tests, the retention period, and the disposal process.
CNB stated that saliva test results, including negative outcomes, are retained for potential relevance in future investigations, but the physical test kit with saliva is disposed of immediately after a negative test.
The bureau clarified that saliva tests are only screening tools and positive results lead to confirmatory tests; negative results are not used for prosecution or rehabilitation.

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K Shanmugam

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Retention, Disposal or Deletion of Negative Results from Quick Drug-testing Saliva Tests

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