Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)

Ministry of Home Affairs
Agency overview
Logo of the MHA
New Phoenix Park, where the Ministry of Home Affairs is located
Formed	1959
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	New Phoenix Park, 28 Irrawaddy Road, Singapore 329560 1°19′25.91″N 103°50′41.64″E / 1.3238639°N 103.8449000°E / 1.3238639; 103.8449000
Employees	26,594 (2014)^[1]
Annual budget	5.00 billion (est) SGD (2015)^[1]
Ministers responsible	K Shanmugam, Minister Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State Amrin Amin, Parliamentary Secretary
Agency executives	Leo Yip, Permanent Secretary Raja Kumar s/o Thamby Rajah, Deputy Secretary (International) Goh Soon Poh, Deputy Secretary (Policy)
Child agencies	Casino Regulatory Authority Central Narcotics Bureau Home Team Academy Immigration and Checkpoints Authority Internal Security Department Singapore Civil Defence Force Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises Singapore Police Force Singapore Prison Service
Website	www.mha.gov.sg

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Abbreviation: MHA; Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Dalam Negeri; Chinese: 内政部; Tamil: உள்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for public safety, civil defence and immigration. It is also known as the Home Team. It is headed by the Minister for Home Affairs.

History

The Ministry of Home Affairs was set up in 1959 when Singapore attained self-governance. Housed at the Empress Place Building, it remained there until 16 September 1963 when Singapore joined Malaysia and internal affairs became a federal responsibility.

After gaining independence on 9 August 1965, Home Affairs returned to its Empress Place address under the purview of the Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID). MID stayed there for several months before it was re-located to Pearl's Hill (former Lower Barracks of Police).

On 11 August 1970, the Ministry of Interior and Defence was separated into two ministries, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Defence. MHA remained at Pearl's Hill until August 1977 when it moved to Phoenix Park at Tanglin Road.

MHA, together with Police Headquarters, moved to its new premises at New Phoenix Park at 28 Irrawaddy Road on 18 August 2001.

Sub-organisations

Departments

The Ministry of Home Affairs consists of the following seven departments:

Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
Home Team Academy (HTA)
Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
Internal Security Department (ISD)
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
Singapore Police Force (SPF)
Singapore Prison Service (SPS)

Statutory Boards

Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA)
Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE)

Staff divisions

Community Engagement Division
Corporate Relations Division
Finance and Admin Division
Human Resource Division
Infocomm Technology Division
International Cooperation & Partnership Division
Inspectorate & Review Division
Internal Audit Division
Joint Ops Division
Legal Division
Office of the Chief Science & Technology Officer
Planning & Organisation Division
Policy Development Division
Procurement & Logistics Division
Registry of Societies
Technology Planning Division

Committees/Councils

Presidential Council for Religious Harmony
National Crime Prevention Council
National Council Against Drug Abuse
National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council

References

1 2 "Head P: Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). Budget 2015. Ministry of Finance. February 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

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Awards and decorations Establishments and installations History Uniforms

Headquarters	Ministry of Home Affairs Commissioner of Police Deputy Commissioner of Police

Specialist Staff Departments	Commercial Affairs Criminal Investigation Police Intelligence

Staff Departments	Administration and Finance Inspectorate and Compliance Internal Affairs International Cooperation Manpower Operations Planning and Organisation Police Licensing and Regulatory Police Logistics Police National Service Police Technology Public Affairs Service Delivery Volunteer Special Constabulary

Specialist & Line units	Ang Mo Kio Police Division Bedok Police Division Central Police Division Clementi Police Division Jurong Police Division Tanglin Police Division Airport Police Division Gurkha Contingent Home Team School of Criminal Investigation Police Coast Guard Public Transport Security Command Security Command Special Operations Command Traffic Police Department Training Command

Establishments	Home Team Academy Mount Vernon Camp Neighbourhood Police Centre Neighbourhood Police Post New Phoenix Park Police Cantonment Complex Queensway Base

Vehicles	Fast Response Car Fast Response Vehicle

Defunct	Old Hill Street Police Station Old Police Academy Geylang Police Division Toa Payoh Police Division

See also	Officers killed in the line of duty Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation National Police Cadet Corps

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