Detecting Rebranding Attempts Through SPF Licence Application Background Checks and Cases Identified in Past Three Years

Ms Elysa Chen asked the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Singapore Police Force's licence application background checks can detect rebranding attempts where a new entity is registered by the same shop owner shortly after enforcement action against the previous entity at the same premises; and (b) if so, how many such cases have been identified in the past three years.

Mr K Shanmugam: Police's licensing application assessment endeavours to detect if a person had previously applied for the same type of licence, whether at the same premises or elsewhere. They do not track the number of such cases.