Corruption Trend

3 Er Dr Lee Bee Wah asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the trend of corruption in Singapore over the past five years; (b) whether the trend is expected to rise in the near future; and (c) why is there a need to set up the Corruption Reporting Centre at Whitley Road.

Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): In the five-year period from 2010 to 2014, the number of corruption complaints received and cases registered for investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) have remained stable.

The CPIB will be releasing its latest annual corruption statistics in April 2016. This will incorporate latest corruption statistics from the year 2015.

The Corruption Reporting Centre at Whitley Road, which will be co-located with CPIB's Heritage Gallery, is set up to provide an accessible and convenient platform outside of the CPIB Headquarters for members of the public to make corruption-related complaints or to find out more information about corruption.

Based on CPIB's statistics, complaints lodged in person are significantly more pursuable and are three times more likely to result in investigations, compared with other modes of complaints, such as through phone calls or written correspondence. This new facility will provide an additional access point for members of the public to come forward with information on suspected graft cases.