Ministry of Home Affairs

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Commonly abbreviated as MHA, the Ministry of Home Affairs, headed by the Minister for Home Affairs, consists of MHA Headquarters and 10 Departments, and is known collectively as the Home Team. Responsible for national security, public security, civil defence, border control and immigration of Singapore.

MHA Has 7 departments:

• • Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
  • Home Team Academy (HTA)
  • Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
  • Internal Security Department (ISD)
  • Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
  • Singapore Police Force (SPF)
  • Singapore Prison Service (SPS)

MHA also has 3 Statutory Boards

• • Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA)
  • Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)
  • Yellow Ribbon Singapore

In addition, it has 4 Committees/Councils:

• • Presidential Council for Religious Harmony
  • National Crime Prevention Council
  • National Council Against Drug Abuse
  • National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council

The Registry of Societies (ROS) also comes under MHA.