Incidences of Police Access to Contact Tracing Data Allowed Under Seventh Schedule of COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act

Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) from February 2021 to August 2021, whether the Singapore Police Force has accessed contact tracing data for the purposes of investigations; and (b) if so, what is the breakdown of the access requests by serious offences under the Seventh Schedule of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act.

Mr K Shanmugam: In respect of sub para (a) of the Member’s question, the answer is no, the Singapore Police Force has not accessed contact tracing data for the purposes of investigations.