Singapore legislation
Regulation 55
Regulation 55
No unauthorised communications by prison officers, etc.
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
A prison officer or a person employed by, or seconded to, the Singapore Prison Service must not —
(a)
make any communication concerning a prison or a prisoner, to any other person, unless authorised by —
(i)
the Prison Standing Orders; or
(ii)
the Commissioner (or a prison officer authorised by the Commissioner) in writing; or
(b)
without the written authority of the Commissioner, communicate to any representative of the press or media (whether directly or indirectly) any information relating to —
(i)
a prison; or
(ii)
the person’s duties in the Singapore Prison Service.