Committee of Supply Debate 2022

The Home Team continues to do well in keeping Singapore safe and secure. Singaporeans remain confident that the Home Team will carry out its mission fairly and effectively.

At the 2022 Committee of Supply Debate (COS), Minister K Shanmugam, Second Minister Josephine Teo, Minister of State Faishal Ibrahim and Minister of State Desmond Tan outlined key initiatives taken by the Home Team to keep Singapore safe and secure.

Key points made during MHA’s COS Debate 2022 are:

• The death penalty is a key component of our criminal justice system. It has been effective in deterring the most serious offences.
• The number of drug abusers in Singapore remains low.
• Two-year recidivism rate is currently at its lowest – 20%.
• MHA has invested significant resources in the rehabilitation of offenders both in and outside of prisons.

Infographics

Download our infographic (PDF, 2.7 MB) for an overview of MHA's COS announcements.

 

Speeches

• Committee of Supply Debate 2022 on “Singapore's Approach to Criminal Justice” – Speech by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law
• Committee of Supply Debate 2022 on “Singapore's Approach to Criminal Justice” [Court Judgement on s377A] – Speech by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law 
• Committee of Supply Debate 2022 on “Enabling Home Team Transformation Through Technology” – Speech by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs
  
• Committee of Supply Debate 2022 on “Combating Drugs and Securing Singapore” – Speech by Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National Development
  
• Committee of Supply Debate 2022 on "Safeguarding Singapore, Together" – Speech by Mr Desmond Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Articles

• MHA COS 2022: Singapore's Approach to Criminal Justice
  
• MHA COS 2022: Enabling Home Team Transformation Through Technology
  
• MHA COS 2022: Combating Drugs and Securing Singapore; Safeguarding Singapore, Together