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

6 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.