Government Procuring Entities’ Adoption of Outcome-Based Contracts for Security Services

Question:

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the current percentage of the Government's security contracts that have transitioned to outcome-based models that do not require security officers to be station ed for 12 hours at a time; and (b) what percentage of security officers working under Government contracts work 65 or more overtime hours monthly in 2025.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:

1. Since 2020, all Government Procuring Entities (GPEs) are required to adopt outcome-based contracts (OBC) in the procurement of security services, unless they have strong reasons not to do so. All GPEs that procure security services have adopted at least one OBC.

2. The Government does not track data on the working hours and shift patterns of security officers across GPE security contracts. Nonetheless, measures are in place to safeguard security officers’ welfare, for example under Police’s licensing conditions. The Government will continue working with tripartite partners to ensure fair and reasonable working conditions for security officers.