Authorisations Sought and Granted for Statement to be Recorded in Absence of Appropriate Adult

4 Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the past five years (a) how many times has an authorisation for a statement to be recorded in the absence of an Appropriate Adult been sought from an investigation supervisor; and (b) how many times has such an authorisation been (i) granted and (ii) not granted.

Mr K Shanmugam: As mentioned in Parliament on 8 May 2023, we do not track the number of instances when an Appropriate Adult was not activated for an interview. [Please refer to "Clarification by Minister of State for Home Affairs", Official Report, 8 May 2023, Vol 95, Issue 102, Clarification section.]