Deferred Prosecution Agreements

01 Feb 2018 LegisWatch

On 15 January 2018, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam announced the introduction of deferred prosecution agreements ("DPA") in Singapore, as part of a wide-ranging set of proposed changes to Singapore’s criminal justice system.

 

In brief, DPAs allow an entity to enter into an agreement with an investigating authority or regulatory body, to avoid prosecution on condition that the entity comply with specific conditions.

 

Further details on the ambit of the proposed regime have yet to be released, including the type of entities and offences to be covered. More will be known once the changes have been tabled in Parliament in the first half of 2018.

 

If you have any queries or would like to know more about how these changes may impact you, please contact:

 

Melanie HO
Partner – Crime: Litigation, Investigation & Prosecution Practice 
d +65 6416 8127
e melanie.ho@wongpartnership.com
Click here to see Melanie’s CV.

 

Simran TOOR
Partner – Crime: Litigation, Investigation & Prosecution Practice 
d +65 6517 8703
e simran.toor@wongpartnership.com
Click here to see Simran’s CV.