Public safety & law

3,792 debates and bills about public safety & law

4 Aug 2026

Civil Defence Shelter and Fire Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Bill amends Civil Defence Shelter Act and Fire Safety Act.
Repeals Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act 2019.
First reading presented; second reading scheduled next sitting.

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7 Jul 2026

Watermarking and Digital Provenance Standards for AI-generated Media, Metadata Preservation and Disclosure of Original Uploaders and Cross-platform Coordination Measures

Government tracks watermarking and digital provenance standards for AI content.
Engages international bodies like C2PA to assess cross-platform measures.
Police can compel platforms to disclose uploader metadata for criminal probes.

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7 Jul 2026

Implementation of Stay-down Measures for Non-consensual Intimate Images and Sexualised Deepfakes under Online Safety Commission and Preventing Global Accessibility

OSC can direct platforms to disable access for Singapore users, including identical copies.
Specific stay-down technologies like hash-matching are not mandated.
Global removal depends on platform policies; OSC directions only cover Singapore access.

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7 Jul 2026

Compliance Timeframes for Platforms to Remove Non-Consensual Intimate Images under Direction of Online Safety Commission

Under the 2025 Act, the Online Safety Commissioner can direct platforms to remove intimate image abuse content.
Directions include clear compliance timelines, requiring removal as soon as practicable per case.

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7 Jul 2026

Implementation of Nationwide Caller Identification Protocol for Government Calls to Combat Phone and Government Official Impersonation Scams

Government will use a common prefix and caller tags for official calls, piloting with police this year.
Authentication protocols like STIR/SHAKEN will be adopted to verify government calls.
Public vigilance and education remain key against impersonation scams.

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7 Jul 2026

Inmate Contact with Children during Incarceration, Recidivism Outcomes and Structured Intervention Programmes for Children of Incarcerated Parents

68% of inmates received family visits in 2025; family support aids reintegration.
Incarceration destabilizes families; children of offenders face higher offending risks.
MSF, SPS, MOE coordinate support via ComLink+, visits, and INTRACS+ study.

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7 Jul 2026

Gaps in Detecting Active Police Gazette Individuals at Singapore's Border and Enhancements to Strengthen Cross-Agency Identity Verification and Biometric Matching

An individual with multiple identities entered repeatedly due to a handling error.
Agencies strengthened biometric matching and data analytics, including ICA's Multi-Modal Biometrics System.
Cross-agency information sharing enables detection at multiple touchpoints; operational details withheld.

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7 Jul 2026

Follow-up Actions on Online Scams Soliciting Payment for Fictitious Items at Unconnected Addresses and Protecting Address Holders from Suspicion and Liability

Police investigate scam reports and may restrict online access under OCHA.
Address owners are not presumed involved; facts decide culpability.

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7 Jul 2026

Data on Volume, Processing Time and Approval Amounts of Court Applications for Withdrawals from Frozen Accounts Connected to Scam Investigations

Minister says government does not track data on court applications to withdraw frozen scam-account funds.
Question sought volume, processing time, and approval amounts of such applications.

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7 Jul 2026

Addressing Gaps in Detecting Illicit Goods in Container Transit Traffic Through Risk-Scoring Models and Upstream Supply Chain Detection

Singapore uses risk-based multi-layered checks on container traffic, not full inspections, due to high volumes.
International intelligence sharing and joint operations disrupt illicit supply chains beyond Singapore's borders.
509kg cannabis seizure in transit led to UK arrests and a further 412kg seizure.

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7 Jul 2026

Consumer Complaints on Secondary Resale Ticket Market for Events and Concerts and Additional Measures for Transparency and Authenticity Verification

Consumer complaints on secondary ticket resales remain low overall.
Police now require resale platforms to verify sellers under the Online Criminal Harms Act.
Ticketing firms use secure dynamic tickets, while police step up scam education and removal.

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7 Jul 2026

Permitting Some Registered PayNow Retail Users to Adopt Nicknames as Display Names

ABS discontinued PayNow nicknames because scammers used them to impersonate others.
Case-by-case approval is unsafe as banks cannot verify nickname legitimacy.
Current name display balances payer confidence with payee privacy; feedback will be reviewed.

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7 Jul 2026

Reports and Enforcement Actions Involving AI-generated Deepfake Content Impersonating Public Figures, Businesses or Government Agencies

Police don't track AI deepfake reports; forensic checks not always conclusive.
Impersonation scam reports investigated, including digital evidence if needed.
Online Criminal Harms Act allows directions to block scam content, AI or not.

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7 Jul 2026

Amount of Recovered and Reimbursed to Scam Victims Each Year Compared to Total Monies Lost

Govt refers to annual scam brief for total losses and recovered amounts.
No tracking of funds reimbursed to victims; proceeds co-mingled, not year-correlated.

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7 Jul 2026

Data on Persons Who Have Unknowingly Received Funds from Bank Accounts Linked To Money-laundering Activities and Actions to Freeze Their Accounts

Government does not track recipients who unknowingly received laundered funds or unfreezing time.
Accounts are unfrozen when cleared of criminal involvement or no longer needed.
Affected individuals may apply to court for access to frozen funds.

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7 Jul 2026

Authorities Responsible for Enforcing Active Mobility Act in Use of Public Paths

LTA is the primary enforcer of Active Mobility Act offences on all public paths.
NParks officers are authorized by LTA to enforce within parks and park connectors.
HDB Town Councils may apply by-laws on common property involving active mobility devices.

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7 Jul 2026

Protection Order Applications by Public Service Workers and Amending Legislation for Employers to Apply for Such Orders for Public Service Workers

Government condemns harassment of public service workers, supports them, with about 720 police reports annually.
From 2023-2025, around 2% of protection order applications involved public service workers.
Allowing employers to apply for protection orders on workers' behalf is being studied, balancing consent and autonomy.

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7 Jul 2026

Criteria for Assessing Fitness of Elderly Individuals to Retain Driving Licences

Drivers aged 65+ need three-yearly medical checks covering vision, hearing, movement, and mental/physical health.
Traffic Police set criteria via SMA guidelines, reviewing with stakeholders as new risks emerge.

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7 Jul 2026

Duration of Supervision, Penalties and Rehabilitation Help under New Surrender Regime for First-time Drug Abusers

New surrender regime: first-time drug abusers get up to 5 years of community supervision and case management.
Relapse may lead to institutional rehabilitation at Drug Rehabilitation Centre with tailored interventions.
Surrender must be voluntary at CNB or police; family encouragement should lead abuser to self-surrender.

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7 Jul 2026

Requiring Cooked Food Stallholders to Undergo Basic Fire Safety Training before Licensing

Sylvia Lim asked if cooked food stallholders should need fire safety training before licensing.
Minister Grace Fu replied that NEA, SCDF, and NFEC already regularly educate hawker stall operators on fire prevention and response.

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