Singapore Police Force
Department Abbreviation Area of responsibility
Administration & Finance Department A & F
Centre for Protective Security CPS Training and maintenance of protective security standards
Community Partnership Department CPD Community engagement and crime prevention
Inspectorate and Compliance Office InCo Internal audit and risk management
Internal Affairs Office IAO Handling of internal investigations
International Cooperation Department ICD Maintenance of relations with foreign law enforcement agencies as well as handling transnational and international police operations
Manpower Department MPD Human resource management and recruitment programmes
Operations Department OPS Responsible for operational matters including the development of doctrines and standard operating procedures ; oversees the Police Operations Command Centre
Planning and Organisation Department P & O Strategic planning and organisational development
Police Licensing and Regulatory Department PLRD Processing and enforcement of various police licenses
Police Logistics Department PLD Procurement , distribution and maintenance of equipment
Police National Service Department PNSD Human resource management of Police National Servicemen
Public Affairs Department PAD Public relations and media relations
Service Delivery Department SDD Handling of public feedback and service quality affairs
Training & Capability Development Department TCDD Development of training policy , methodologies and training safety
Volunteer Special Constabulary VSC Human resource management of volunteer police officers
Organisational structure -- Staff departments
The Singapore Police Force (Abbreviation: SPF) is the main government agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police (RSP), it has grown to a 38,587 strong force. Singapore has been ranked consistently in the top five positions in the Global Competitiveness Report in terms of its reliability of police services. The SPF is a uniformed organisation under the purview of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The mission of the SPF is to prevent, deter and detect crime to ensure the safety and security of Singapore. This is done through its focus on the five broad areas of Police work: Frontline Policing, Counter and E-services, Investigation, Community Engagement, and Public Security & Order. The vision of the SPF is: A Force for the Nation - To Make Singapore the Safest Place in the World. The organisational structure of the SPF is split between the staff and line functions, roughly modeled after the military. There are currently seventeen staff departments, three specialist staff departments, and seventeen specialist and line units, including seven land divisions. The headquarters is located in a block at New Phoenix Park in Novena, adjacent to a twin block occupied by the Ministry of Home Affairs.