child abuse & protection
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Child and Elder Abuse
Feb 11, 2019
SPS answers question by Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar, MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC on child and elder abuse.
Speech by Minister Desmond Lee at the National Family Violence Networking System Conference 2018
Nov 27, 2018
Speech by Minister Desmond Lee at the National Family Violence Networking System Conference (NFVNS) 2018
Update on assessment on revising definition of "young person" in CYPA
Nov 19, 2018
Minister answers question by Ms Sylvia Lim, MP for Aljunied GRC, on the Government's assessment as to whether to raise the cut-off age for the definition of "young person" in the Children and Young Persons Act.
Number of self-harm cases involving children aged 14 and below
Jul 9, 2018
Minister answers question by Non-Constituency MP Assoc Prof Daniel Goh Pei Siong on self-harm cases involving children aged 14 and below.
Learning and personal development for children residing in homes and shelters
May 18, 2018
Senior Parliamentary Secretary Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim answers question by Mr Kwek Hian Chuan Henry, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on learning and personal development for children residing in homes and shelters.
Number of children and youth residing in homes and shelters
May 18, 2018
Minister Desmond Lee answers question by Mr Kwek Hian Chuan Henry, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on number of children and youths residing in homes and shelters.
Help for at-risk families
Jan 9, 2018
Minister answers question by Er Dr Lee Bee Wah, MP for Nee Soon GRC, regarding help for at-risk families.
Regular attendance of children in primary school
Nov 6, 2017
Minister answers question by Mr Murali Pillai, MP for Bukit Batok regarding the criteria under the Children and Young Persons Act
Singapore's fourth and fifth periodic report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
Nov 3, 2017
The Report covers Singapore's progress in implementing its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) between 2009 and 2016.
Keynote address by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin at the Rehabilitation and Care Conference 2017
Jul 13, 2017
Keynote speech by Minister Tan Chuan-Jin at the Rehabilitation and Care Conference 2017