COMPLAINTS AGAINST CIVIL SERVANTS

Parliament of Singapore · 18 March 1974 · 3rd Parliament

Official Report, 18 March 1974, Vol 33, Issue 4 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Hwang Soo JinOthman Bin Wok
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Mr Hwang Soo Jin asked the Minister for Social Affairs the total number of complaints against civil servants received and investigated by the Central Complaints Bureau and the number of cases in which disciplinary actions were taken, for each of the financial years 1972 and 1973.

Encik Othman Bin Wok: In 1972 the number of complaints against civil servants received were 120. Disciplinary action was taken against 31 cases after investigation. In 1973 the number of complaints against civil servants were 93. Disciplinary action was taken against 17 cases.

A breakdown of the complaints against civil servants is as follows:- No, of No, of Cases Cases 1972 1973 (a)Discourtesy 39 49 (b)Misconduct 67 19 (c)Petty Bureaucracy 5 4 (d)Unnecessary Delay of Service 8 21 (e)Discrimination of Service 1 - ---- ---- Total 120 93 ==== ====

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 18 March 1974. Republished on SGParliament.