The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA; ms, Kementerian Ehwal Dalam Negeri; zh, 内政部; ta, உள்துறை அமைச்சு), sometimes referred to as the Home Team, is a ministry of the

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responsible for overseeing the

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and

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History

The Ministry of Home Affairs was set up in 1959 when Singapore attained self-governance. Housed at the

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, it remained there until 16 September 1963 when Singapore joined

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and internal affairs became a federal responsibility. After gaining independence on 9 August 1965, Home Affairs returned to Empress Place under the purview of the

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(MID). MID stayed there for several months before it was re-located to

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(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

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. 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 on 18 August 2001.

Organisational structure

Home Team Departments

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

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(CNB) *

Home Team Academy The Home Team Academy (HTA) is the training institute for various organisations of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore, including the Singapore Police Force, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau, the Singapore ...

(HTA) * Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) * Internal Security Department (ISD) *

Singapore Civil Defence Force The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is an uniformed organisation in Singapore under the Ministry of Home Affairs that provides emergency services such as firefighting, technical rescue, and emergency medical services, and coordinates nati ...

(SCDF) *

Singapore Police Force The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is the national and principal Police, law enforcement agency responsible for the prevention of crime and law enforcement in the Republic of Singapore. It is the country's lead agency against organised crime; huma ...

(SPF) * Singapore Prison Service (SPS)

Statutory Boards

* Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) *

Home Team Science and Technology Agency The Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore to develop science and technology capabilities for Home Team operations. History The Home Team Science and Technology Agenc ...

(HTX) * Yellow Ribbon Singapore

Committees/Councils

* Presidential Council for Religious Harmony *

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* National Council Against Drug Abuse * National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council

Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Home Affairs, who is appointed as part of the

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. The incumbent minister is K. Shanmugam from the

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References

External links

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Singapore Government Directory Interactive — Ministry of Home AffairsHome Team News Portal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Home Affairs (Singapore) Home Affairs, Ministry of Organisations of the Singapore Government

Singapore Police Force Singapore, Home Affairs 1959 establishments in Singapore