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Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth
Parliamentary Matters

Safeguards following disclosure of SG Youth Forum participants’ personal data

7 October 2026

Sectors

Youth

Response to parliamentary question on the safeguards following disclosure of SG Youth Forum participants’ personal data

2137. Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth in respect of the recent disclosure of SG Youth Forum participants' personal data by the National Youth Council, (a) how did the incident occur; (b) how many individuals were affected; (c) when were they notified; and (d) what measures are being taken to prevent recurrence across the Ministry's agencies.

Response:

  1. On 25 August 2026, due to a human error, a file containing the names and NRIC numbers of about 600 participants was sent by mistake to a private email address. NYC discovered the error that day and subsequently requested the recipient to delete the information.

  2. After repeated attempts to contact the recipient were unsuccessful, NYC assessed that no further action could be reasonably taken. On 3 September 2026, NYC emailed all affected participants to notify them of the incident, disclosed what happened, apologised for the error, and offered channels for them to connect with NYC on the incident. For participants who had further concerns or queries, NYC officers personally engaged them and addressed their concerns.

  3. MCCY and NYC take the protection of personal data seriously. In response to this incident, NYC has taken immediate action to review its data transfer processes and address vulnerabilities that could result in similar scenarios. It is also reviewing other data handling processes in the organisation to strengthen them and institute additional safeguards.