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Source:
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The Yellow Ribbon Project
Appreciation Dinner at Orchard Hotel Ballroom - Speech by Associate
Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home
Affairs, 11 October 2005 |
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An Excerpt |
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"The Government is also doing its part to
ensure that Singapore is a land of opportunity for everyone, even those
who have made mistakes but have demonstrated that they are committed to
turning over a new leaf. |
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"Thus, we are amending the Registration of
Criminals (Amendment) Act to render ¡°spent¡± the criminal record of a
person convicted of a minor crime as long as certain criteria are
satisfied. The amendments will come into effect on 17 October 2005. |
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"What does it mean when a person¡¯s criminal
record is rendered spent? What it means is that the person is deemed to
have no record of that conviction in the Register of Criminals. |
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"Therefore, if asked whether he has a
¡°criminal record¡±, the person can lawfully answer ¡°no¡±. Those who
qualify will automatically have their criminal records rendered spent.
There is no need for a person to apply to the Police for his record to
be rendered spent. |
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"During the Second Reading of the
Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Bill in May 2005, I said that we
were considering sending notification letters to those whose records
would be spent. |
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"Since then, we have received feedback that
information on criminal records is highly sensitive and confidential. To
minimise the risk of such information leaking out to unintended parties,
we have decided not to send out such letters. |
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"To enable those who think they may benefit
from this regime to check on their status, an e-Portal will be set up in
the first quarter of next year to allow them to verify whether they have
a criminal record that has been rendered spent for job application
purpose. |
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"We urge those who have no urgent need for
the information to wait for the e-Portal to be ready next year. |
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"In the meantime, those who have an urgent
need for the information for job application purposes can call or write
in to the Criminal Records Office of the Singapore Police Force. |
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"We will also be making available information
pamphlets to increase the awareness of this legislative change..." |
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Full Text of Speech |
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Source:
www.mha.gov.sg Press Release 11 Oct 2005 |
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Related Articles: |
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New Website lets ex-offenders check own 'spent' criminal records |
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Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Bill 2005 |
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