The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) comprises essentially a HQ and agencies which deal with subjects that come under the responsibility of the Prime Minister.

The HQ provides among other things corporate, logistics and administrative support to the Prime Minister, the Senior Minister and the Minister Mentor.  The agencies are:  Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, Elections Department, Public Service Division, National Population Secretariat, National Research Foundation and National Security Coordination Secretariat.   All the PMO agencies operate independently and each reports directly to an Accounting Officer, who is a senior civil servant.  Together they support the Prime Minister to carry out his responsibility for the following subjects:

• Public Sector Leadership Development
• Progressive Human Resource Framework
• Effective Change Management in the Public Service
• Public Service Excellence and Ethos 
• National Population Policies
• National Research, Innovation and Enterprise Strategies 
• National Security
• Prevention of Corrupt Practices
• Elections;  and Political Donations
• Honours, Awards and National Symbols
• Justices of the Peace

In addition, the PMO provides administrative support for two statutory bodies, namely the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Civil Service College (CSC).  MAS is the central bank of Singapore. Its mission is to promote sustained non-inflationary economic growth, and a sound and progressive financial centre. MAS has its own governing Board, chaired by Senior Minister.   The Civil Service College is the central learning institution for the Singapore Public Service.  It operates under the purview of the Public Service Division, Prime Minister's Office.

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